Oboe. Nominal pitch: C.

Triébert

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Instrument

Oboe

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Triébert

Place Made

Paris ; Europe ; Western Europe ; France

Date Made

Circa 1870

Description

Technical description: Rosewood with german silver keys. Sockets and reed well lined with german silver. Depressing the low C key lowers the rings and closes the brille. System: Thumbplate (Triébert Système 5) L0: TP; 8.1. L1: PP; 8.2. L2: R. L3: T; Dtr. L4: G♯; low B; low B♭; E♭-alt. R0: sup. R1: T; TP-alt. R2: R. R3: R; F. R4: low C; C♯; E♭. Stamped on upper section with "BREVETE" / barbican trademark with three merlons / "TRIEBERT / A PARIS". The stamp on the middle section is similar without the trademark. At the top of the instrument near the reed well is scratched "H / H / D" (or possibly "H / H / O"). The cork is worn on the tenon of the centre joint of the instrument making a very loose connection. The mechanism and pads are in need of adjustment and repair. The R1 hole is very worn. There are a few chips and marks on the instrument; one is a slightly indented mark roughy square in shape with a side of approximately 8mm, this is on the back of the lower section slightly above the thumb rest. Usuable pitch: possibly orginally Old Philharmonic pitch (A4 = 453 Hz); due perhaps to changes in the bore it is now A4 = c 450 Hz. Performance characteristcis: using a sharter reed than woiuld be used for a modern oboe, the instrument has a bright, almost hard tone quality, with excellenty precise attack and good intonation.

Notes

S. Milton, 1993.

Measurements

552.

Provenance

Gift of J.L. Cranmer, 1987.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2701

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