Oboe. Nominal pitch: C.

Cabart

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Instrument

Oboe/Oboes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Oboe

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Cabart

Place Made

Paris ; Europe ; France ; Western Europe

Date Made

Circa 1960

Description

Technical description: African blackwood with silver plated keys, bell ring and ferrules. The sockets and reed well are metal lined and there are metal tips on the tenons. Semi-automatic octave keys. Depressing the G♯ key lowers the L3 ring. There is a conservatoire action link to the upper joint operated by the R1 ring. Depressing the low C key lowers the R3 ring and the R2 plate and closes the brille. Depressing the low B key closes the low C key but not the C♯ key. System: Thumbplate with conservatoire L0: TP: 81. L1: PP; 82. L2: R; Dtr-dup. L3: R; D♭tr. L4: G♯; low B; low B♭; E♭-dup. R0: sup. R1: R; G♯-dup. R2: PP; Dtr. R3: R; F. R4: low C; C♯; E♭. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: cups. Stamped on upper and middle sections with "CABART / A PARIS"; stamped on the bell with a motif of a galleon / "CABART / A PARIS" / ♭ ♯ ♮"; stamped on middle and upper sections next to joint "H121". Usable pitch: A 440 Hz. Performance characteristics: The instrument played with a good, easy response and accurate tuning, the tone is light and refined.

Notes

S. Milton, 11.8.09.

Measurements

595.

Provenance

Gift from Jack Boase, 2001.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4105