Oboe. Nominal pitch: C.

F. Lorée

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Instrument

Oboe

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

F. Lorée

Place Made

Western Europe ; Paris ; Europe ; France

Date Made

Circa 1890

Description

Technical description: African blackwood with probably silver keys and ferrules. The bell and middle sockets and the reed well are lined probably with german silver. The middle section tenon is tipped with metal. Automatic octave keys with two touches with identical action. The R1 and R3 rings and the R2 plate are all independent of each other although the latter two both close the brille. Depressing the low C key lowers the R1 and R3 rings and the R2 plate and closes the brille; the conservatoire action is therefore on R1, R2, R3 and the low C key. The forked F vent stands open. There is no linkage between the low B key and the low C and C♯ keys. Sytem: Thumbplace and Conservatoire L0: TP; 81. L1: PP; 82; spat. L2: R; Dtr-alt; L3: R: D♭ tr. L4: G♯; low B; low B♭; E♭-dup. R0: sup. R1: R; TP-dup. R2: PP; Dtr. R3: R; F. R4: low C; C♯; E♭. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: cups. Repair History: There is a filled hole below and to the right of the second octave key which may indicate the octave key has been moved. There are two circular marks between the F and forked F vents which may indicate the removal of a key. Stamped on all three sections with "F. LOREE" / five-pointed star / "PARIS", the text forms an oval about the star.Stamped above the maker's mark on the bell section only "H40".

Notes

Simon Milton, 21.1.11.

Measurements

593.

Provenance

Gift of Mrs Liz Peecock, 2010.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

5998

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