#double reed

Oboe, ca. early 1700s
Hendrik Richter (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

-Materials: Body: Unlisted wood • Keys/Ornamentation: Silver
-Other Notes: Instead of ivory rings, like most early oboes, Richter used perforated silver for this instrument. The chain is also a bit of an uncommon feature.

Source:Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Cor Anglais, ca. pre-1807
H. Grenser (Dresden, Germany)

-Materials: Body: Boxwood • Parts: Ivory, brass
-Length: 63.7 cm
-Other Notes: The attached upper section tunes the a’ to 430 Hz; the unattached section is shorter and tunes to 440 Hz.

Source:NY-MetMA

Zūrnā, ca. 19th century
Unknown (Turkey)

-Materials: Apricot wood
-Length: 29 cm
-Other Notes: Oboe

Stained Glass

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