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Oboe, C
Distributor: C. G. Conn
Date: 1929-1931 ca.
Place Made:France, Europe
Place Made:United States, North America
Place Distributed:United States, North America
Model: 8Q
Serial No: C0230529T
SignedOn middle joint, underneath rod for low B: [in an oval cartouche] C.G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA
Markingsnone
DescriptionA student model Conservatoire ring system oboe with keywork to low B. Ebonite body with plated metal keywork and trim. Semi-automatic octave keys. The lower end of the top joint has been replaced with wood, apparently in the course of a repair. This instrument might have been made in France or the United States.
DimensionsLength: 600 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02038