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Oboe, C
Maker: Heinrich Friedrich Meyer
Date: 1860-1900 ca.
Place Made:Hannover, Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedOn all sections: [crown] / H. F. MEYER / HANNOVER
Markingsnone
DescriptionA German-style simple system oboe with 13 keys and 2 ring keys. Keys have shallow cup covers and are mounted on posts attached to metal plates which are screwed to the wood. The bell has a complex double flare with flare beads, one vent hole, nickel silver flange, and lip on inner rim. Decorative features include a top joint with turned finial with nickel silver flange and turned baluster and two nickel silver ferrules on the sockets. Two non-automatic octave keys. Lowest note: B.
DimensionsLength: 564 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, A Catalog of the Double Reed Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, 1968, No. 23.
Object number: 01322