InstrumentOboe |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerGoulding & D'Almaine |
Place MadeLondon; Europe; United Kingdom; England |
Date MadeCirca 1820 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with silver keys and four ivory ferrules at the reed well, sockets and bell. The bell ring protrudes outside the wooden profile of the bell. There is an onion shaped baluster at the top of the instrument. Despite there being no third key the C key has a fish tail touchpiece. There are two vent-holes in the bell. There is an inward flange at the base of the bell.
2 keys
Keymount type: raised rings; SATK.
Keyhead type: flat, octagonal keys with inwardly curving edges giving a star effect.
Stamped on upper and middle sections with crown / "GOULDING & Co."; on bell with crown with festoon of leaves / "GOULDING D'ALMAINE / AND Co. / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON".
Usuable pitch: A = 420 Hz
Performance characteristics: pleasant tone and even response over the whole compass; very good intonation. |
NotesS. Milton, 1993. |
Measurements569. |
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust. |
CollectionMIMEd; Glen Collection |
Accession Number0064 |