Oboe d'amore, upper joint only. African blackwood (grenadilla). Nickel silver keys with circular flat flaps and leather/cork pads. Nickel silver reed receiver. Cork lapped tenon. Barret system. Inscription, stamped and highlighted in gold paint: BARRET/A LONDRES/BREVETE/TRIEBERT/A PARIS; with a castle motif beneath.
overall: 10.2362 x 1.3386 x 1.3386 in.; 260 x 34 x 34 mm
422.112 (Single) reedpipes with double (or quadruple) reeds with conical bore
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422.112-7 (Single) reedpipes with double (or quadruple) reeds with conical bore with fingerhole stopping; 422.22-62 Sets of reedpipes with single reeds with flexible air reservoir
421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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