Oboe, C, low pitch
Maker
Couesnon & Cie
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.2177
SignedOn bell: [in a ribbon] EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS / 1900 HORS CONCOURS / MEMBRE DU JURY / [maker’s mark] / [in an oval cartouche] COUESNON & CIE / 94 RUE D’ANGOULEM / PARISMarkingsStamped near tenon of middle joint: 2177
Near socket of middle joint: FRANCE
On all joints: C. LP
Under G♯ rod: 1 / R
Under low C♯ rod: R / 1
DescriptionGrenadilla body in three sections. Keywork in nickel silver based on Triébert’s système 4 of ca. 1843. Thirteen keys (counting the touchpieces) and three ring keys.
DimensionsLength: 568 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, p. 87-88, Plate XIII B.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04971
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