Handworked keys

Skilled artisans braze and adjust all keys on Yamaha oboes by hand to optimize the balance of each individual instrument

Newly designed, highly polished bore

Excellent intonation, tonal balance, and resistance

Hand-tapered, undercut tone holes

Precise, even intonation and response

Nickel-silver bell ring

Increases effective density of the bell for improved response and tone

Philadelphia D key

An extra screw that permits fine adjustments to the high D for improved tone and tuning

Specifications:

• Level: Custom
• Key of: C
• Key System: Full Conservatoire
• Bore Style: American
• Octave Keys: Semi-automatic
• Mechanical Features: Left-hand F key; Fork F resonance key; 'Philadelphia D key'
• Upper joint material: Grenadilla
• Lower joint material: Grenadilla
• Bell Material: Grenadilla
• Key Material: Nickel Silver
• Plating: Silver
• Tone Holes: Undercut with conical uppercuts
• Thumb Rest: Fixed
• Trill Keys: Low B - C# ; low C - Db ; C# - D# ; D# - E ; F# - G# ; G# - A ; Ab - Bb ; A# - B ; B - C# ; left C - D; right C - D
• Spring Type: Blue Steel
• Cork: 19
• Pads: 3