Pastoral Oboe (Musette)
Catalogue number: 3.1
Original name: Pastoral Oboe (Musette).
Type or system: No keys.
Maker: Unknown.
Place of origin: Probably French, mid 19th Century.
Overall size: 368mm.
Bore: Upper joint: 6.6mm - 9.8mm; lower joint: 9.8mm - 26.4mm (end of bell).
Technical description: Two sections of boxwood, ivory ferrules at the top of each joint. Upper joint: 249mm; lower joint (bell): 141.1mm. One thumb-hole, seven finger-holes: six on upper joint, one on lower joint.
Finger-holes |
Diameter |
Distance from foot (distance to hole centres) |
Left hand thumb: |
2.3mm |
295.5mm |
Left hand, first finger: |
2.3mm |
281.6mm |
Left hand, second finger: |
4mm |
255.9mm |
Left hand, third finger: |
4mm |
230mm |
Right hand, first finger: |
3.3mm |
203.7mm |
Right hand, second finger: |
4.9mm |
181.6mm |
Right hand, third finger: |
4.2mm |
151.6mm |
Right hand, fourth finger: |
3.6mm |
113.6mm |
Illustration references: See below