Cor anglais. Nominal pitch: F.
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InstrumentEnglish horn ; English horn/Oboes/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerTriébert |
Place MadeFrance ; Paris ; Europe ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1910 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Probably violet wood with german silver keys and crook. Crook well and sockets lined with german silver. Fully automatic octave keys. There is an F resonance key (opening with the F key) on the right side of the instrument below the F key. A conservatoire action is operated by R2 and R3 but not by R1. The low C key lowers the R2 and R3 rings and closes the brille. System: Thumbplate L0: TP; 8.1. L1: PL; 8.2; spat. L2: R; Dtr. L3: R; D♭tr. L4: G♯; low B; E♭-alt. R0: sup (also ring). R1: PL. R2: R; Dtr. R3: R; F. R4: low C; C♯; E♭. Stamped on all three sections with "BREVETÉ" / barbican motif with three merlons / "TRIEBERT / A PARIS". Usable pitch: Probably originally Diapason Normal, but with the present crook the instrument plays at A₄ = 440 Hz. Performance characteristics: The instrument is leaking too seriously to establish any more than the most general points. It plays with a good rich tone quality. The crook is unusually short suggesting that the instrument was originally built to play at a lower pitch, the change in the position of the second octave key may also be connected with this change of pitch. Repair History: Hole for the second octave key has been moved a distance of c 9mm up the instrument, the position of the original hole is clearly visible filled with a darker wood. The 8.2 key appears to have been cut and altered in length. |
NotesS. Milton, 1993. |
Measurements800. |
Provenanceex- James Macdonagh. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Rendall Collection |
Accession Number0074 |