Oboe in C
Catalogue number: 3.9
Original name: Oboe in C.
Type or system: Simple system.
Maker: Louis & Co.
Place of origin: London, c.1925.
Overall size: 596mm.
Technical description: Three sections of cocus or rosewood. Upper joint: 252mm; lower joint: 254mm; bell: 123mm.
Silver plated keywork, ferrules and bell ring. German silver reed receiver lining, joint socket linings.
Inscription: Stamped on all three joints: 鈥淟OUIS / MAKER / LONDON鈥�; Stamped on back of middle joint: 鈥�717鈥�, Scratched at the foot of the bell: 鈥�9-46鈥�.
Cases, etc: Original case.
Faults: Silver plating worn on some keys; one crack on the upper part of the bell.
Illustration references: See below.
Usable pitch: Plays at a鈥� = 440 Hz.