Oboe. Nominal pitch: C.

Jacques Albert

Photo by Dominic Ibbotson © The University of Edinburgh

Instrument

Oboe

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Jacques Albert

Place Made

Brussels; Europe; Belgium; Central Europe

Date Made

Circa 1910

Description

Technical description: Rosewood; german silver keywork, reed well lining, socket linings and bell ring. Simple octave keys. The C♯-alt key is a lever and the touchpiece is mounted over the other L4 keys. There is a single key with the functions of both the C and B♭ keys on the normal simple system instrument, this key has the same mechanism as the TP-alt key on the thumbplate oboe. The R2 plate is independent of the R3 ring although both close the brille and both are on the same axle. Depressing the low|C key lowers the R2 plate and R3 ring and closes the brille. L0: @I{8.1. L1: @I{PP; 8.2; spat. L2: @I{R. L3: @I{TT; Dtr. L4: @I{G♯; low|B; low|B♭; E♭-alt; C♯-alt. R0: @I{sup. R1: @I{R; C/B♭. R2: @I{PP. R3: @I{R; F. R4: @I{low|C; C♯; E♭. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: cup.

Notes

s.|milton, may 1994.

Measurements

577.

Provenance

Gift of the University of St Andrews Music Centre, 1994.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3431