Description
Technical description: Four oboe staples: all have been sawn off to shorten them.
1) Length c 38mm; Round narrow end, probably a German maker perhaps Klopfe. No cork, wound with thread.
2) Length c 40mm; Oval narrow end is rather misshapen. French maker, the soft metal suggests Glotin; The cork is sanded to fit a conical reed well.
3) Length 27mm; Very roughly sawn. Remaining cork has not been sanded. Perhaps abandoned as too short. Oval narrow end. Perhaps by Glotin.
4) Length 37mm; both ends are misshapen particularly the narrow end which was oval. Perhaps Glotin. Cork has been sanded as in 2 and also taped, perhaps for a tighter fit.
Four oboe reeds: all are c 66mm overall length. It's not possible to tell the length of the staple without removing the cane. All are on sawn off modern oboe staples.
1) Cork slightly sanded for conical reed well. Blades are 2mm or so wider than a modern oboe reed. Longs scrape sealed with goldbeater's skin.
2) Cork slightly sanded as 1). Remaining metal is taped perhaps to maintain seal.Scraped like modern American reed - very long with a central ridge. Blade width is similar to a modern reed.
3) Similar to 2 without the tape
4) Similar to 3 but there is no cork this replaced with thread.
Five reeds for tipla or some similar instrument: all are shaped like a small bassoon reed with an overall length of c 30mm. The blades are not parted. They are tied with wire and string.
1) and 2) are unscraped and have "Bangals" stamped on one side in a script. On the other side 1924 is handwritten.
3),4) and 5) are slightly scraped but blades are still not separated. They have small roughly made wooded bungs to fit into the rounded end to maintain the shape. |