Alto 'Duytse Schalmey', Richard Haka, c. 1680

Title(s)

Alto 'Duytse Schalmey'

Object type

• musical instrument
• wind instrument
• oboe
• shawm
• shawm

Object number

BK-2010-18

Inscriptions / marks

• mark, between the 3rd and 4th tone holes, and on the bell just below the small resonance hole, stamped: R.HAKA [in scroll]/ [fleur de-lis]
• mark, on the top joint under hole 6 and just below the fontanelle hole, stamped: [single fleurs-de-lis]

Description

Alto duytse schalmey in twee delen, met twee messing kleppen en een messing rand om de rand van de beker. De beker is op meerdere plaatsen gebarsten. Twee losse stukjes hout worden door de messing rand op hun plaats gehouden

Artist

• musical instrument maker: Richard Haka (mentioned on object)

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

c. 1680

Material

• boxwood (hardwood)
• brass (alloy)

Measurements

length 854 mm
diameter 120 mm

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the State of the Netherlands and the Vereeniging van Noord-Nederlandsche Muziekgeschiedenis

Acquisition

purchase 1899

Copyright

Public domain

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