Some nice chips out of the top… interesting reed well.
Trill keys look similar. The modern upper trill key extends further up.
Toneholes are in immaculate condition. Notice the itty bitty half-whole key.
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Ab key hugs the trill key rod much closer. It’s also shorter and more curved.
Interesting trill key there. It’s an entirely new (or rather old) hole!
No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. The old instrument (on the right) really is that much thinner than my CL Loree (and C series instruments are that much thinner than modern instruments).
I love that itty bitty half hole key. Notice the difference in distances between the holes.
Even more of a difference in distance between the A and the G key!
Maybe they had itty bitty thumbs back then too…
The usual no adjustment screw on the F#-G# bridge.
Notice the lack of posts in this area. Unlike modern oboes, The open ring D is also connected to the E key and the F# resonance key. The E key is part of the same hinge.
Naturally, no F resonance (as Tabuteau would have wanted it!)
The bell was missing its ring. No doubt the wood had shrunk leaving the ring loose to fall off.
The grains on this piece of wood are gorgeous.
Somehow I got the feeling the instrument had been on a shelf in an attic for a long time…
A REALLY long time…
Notice the difference in grain pattern and texture between the bell/middle joint as opposed to the top joint. I believe the middle joint and bell to be palisander, while the top joint to be grenadilla.
And then… my camera battery died. :(
