Oboe, C, low pitch
Maker
Buffet-Crampon
Maker
Evette & Schaeffer
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Date1894-1895 ca.
Place DistributedNew York City, New York, United States, North America
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.5030
SignedStamped on bell: [lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (all inside oval) / BC monogram / C. FISCHER / NEW – YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / L.P.Stamped on both body joints: [lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (all inside oval) / BC monogram / MADE IN FRANCE / L.P.
MarkingsStamped on all sections: L.P.
Stamped on all sections: 2
Stamped on back of low B key touchpiece: E
Scratched on top back of lower joint: BR
Description3 sections: top joint, bottom joint, and bell. Darkwood body with nickel-plated nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Nickel-silver reed well. Simple system (based on Triébert's système 3) with 12 touchpieces, 3 rings, one half-hole key. Two octave keys. C ring key. C-sharp trill key. Low E-flat alternative and low B with separate levers. F-sharp facilitator ring key.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of top joint to bottom of bell): 568mm
Top joint: 235mm
Bottom joint: 239mm
Bell: 94mm
Bell maximum diameter: 55mm
Initial bore at reed receiver (counterbore or reed well): 6.8mm
Minimum bore (choke): 4.3mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 9.8mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 17mm
Bore at bottom of bell: 38mm
(all length measurements exclude tenons)
ProvenanceDonated by Frank Kilgard, Valdosta, Georgia, 2024.
Credit LineGift of Frank Kilgard, 2024
Object number15781
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