Larilee Elkhart Oboe. pre-order This offers an unparalleled insight

This offers an unparalleled insight into the instrument

This instrument was photographed in the studio of Nick Granville

This city was a hive of musical creativity during that era

made in 1924

ordinarily undetectable to the unaided eye

Larilee Elkhart Oboe. pre-order This offers an unparalleled insightInside an oboe by Larilee Elkhart of the USA. This is a view looking through the upper body of the instrument towards the reed hole. The space is just 8mm in diameter, and the keyhole in the foreground is just 2mm across. At this magnification the African Blackwood, which usually appears monotone, bursts into colour. Its fine grain is amplified to become snaking chasms. This oboe is one of the smallest spaces photographed for this collection and was