Oboe, C
Maker
Heinrich Friedrich Meyer
Date1860-1900 ca.
Place MadeHannover, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedOn all sections: [crown] / H. F. MEYER / HANNOVERMarkingsnone
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.
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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01322
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