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Re: need help identifying

Author: Chris P
Date: 2024-07-21 21:29

Definitely the old German style oboe with fully automatic 8ves and articulated G#.

I've got a very similar one (but with a more decoratively turned bell) which is unmarked and I suspect was made by Mollenhauer as I've seen a near identical one (without the articulated G#) on eBay.

The automatic 8ve mechanism works in the same way as the one used by Loree with that long sprung lever, only they configure their one in a slightly different manner.

The low C key should be held closed by the RH ring keys until either RH finger 2 or 3 is held down which will release it.

The top joint side keys are for Bb (lower) and C (upper) although in the upper register you can use cross fingerings for those notes. Plus the extra thumb touch for Bb to make some trills easier.

The ones I've worked on played relatively easily at 440Hz and were built to around 435-439Hz, although you'd need to either taper the staple cork or use a wax threaded staple that fits the taper of the reed socket. Use a European short U or V scrape reed with it as opposed to an American (long W) scrape reed.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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