Oboe, C
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Wiener Oboe
Maker
Zuleger & Co.
Date1958 ca.
Place MadeVienna, Austria, Europe
ModelWien Akademiemodel
Serial No.1983
SignedStamped on bell: ZULEGER & Co. / WIEN IV.Description3 sections: top joint with baluster and finial, bottom joint, and bell with simplified double-flare and internal lip. Darkwood body with silver-plated nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Viennese system with 13 keys (17 touchpieces), 3 rings, 2 half-hole keys, and one plateau key. Two octave keys. Auxiliar high F key ("hohe-F Klappe," or slur-key). Auxiliar high D side key. Alternative E-flat and F keys for left-hand little finger. Articulated F-sharp hole with plateau and ring keys.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of top joint to bottom of bell): 553mm
Top joint: 216mm
Bottom joint: 199mm
Bell: 138mm
Bell maximum diameter: 55mm
Initial bore at reed receiver (counterbore or reed well): 6.8mm
Minimum bore (choke): 4.6mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 9.6mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 13.8mm
Bore at bottom of bell: 38mm
(all length measurements exclude tenons)
ProvenanceFormer collections of Thomas J. Sullivan, Montreal, Canada, and Robert Howe, Massachusetts. Lani Spahr purchased it from Howe in June 1998.
Credit LineGift of Lani Spahr, 2025
Object number15896
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