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Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-08-07 22:41
That's definitely a musette - an old simple system one which shows how it evolved from being a bagpipe chanter (where the name musette comes from and hence the large toneholes, thumb hole and wide bore) into a small oboe, but not as sophisticated as the musettes being made by Loree or Marigaux which have almost full conservatoire system keywork. I had a brief go on one like this in a music shop in Cherbourg years ago - it was part of the owner's private collections.
There have been several of these old style musettes listed on eBay, usually in France or Spain.
Bung a reed in and give it a go!
Just found a photo of one in this Wikipaedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe_musette
And look up photos of small oboes here too (copy&paste the link):
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ubl/uble1.html#uble1s
Not to be outdone as small oboes go, there are smaller oboes still - the 'hautbois pastoral' is pitched in Ab (same as a fife or Highland bagpipe chanter, although they're said to be in Bb as that's the note that issues when six finger D is played) and the only instrument of this size still in use is the bombarde which is still played alongside bagpipes in Britanny. You'll find loads of bombardes for sale on you-know-where!
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2011-08-07 23:44)
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vivalamusica |
2011-08-07 20:42 |
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GoodWinds |
2011-08-07 20:47 |
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RobinDesHautbois |
2011-08-07 22:18 |
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tfriedle |
2011-08-07 22:25 |
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Chris P |
2011-08-07 22:41 |
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RobinDesHautbois |
2011-08-08 18:11 |
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GoodWinds |
2011-08-16 00:33 |
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richyedd |
2011-10-25 01:05 |
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L |
2011-10-29 13:17 |
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OboeFrance |
2011-08-16 20:22 |
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RobinDesHautbois |
2011-08-17 00:56 |
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richyedd |
2011-10-25 01:07 |
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Jeltsin |
2011-10-25 06:28 |
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jhoyla |
2011-10-25 13:19 |
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RobinDesHautbois |
2011-10-26 10:30 |
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Xanstar |
2011-10-27 15:48 |
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