Maker
Howarth of London
British double-reed maker and specialist shop
Howarth of London is a British double-reed maker and specialist shop known for oboes, English horns, bassoons, and double-reed repair and retail work.
Models
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Howarth S20C
Oboe · United Kingdom
Howarth's entry-level conservatory oboe for the advancing student, offering excellent tone and reliable tuning at an accessible price.
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Howarth S40C
Oboe · United Kingdom
A Howarth conservatory oboe with semi-automatic system and many professional keywork features, including left-hand F, a third octave key, full low Bb range and almost every trill, taking players to advanced level.
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Howarth XL
Oboe · United Kingdom
The XL is a professional Howarth of London oboe with a full Conservatoire system and semi-automatic octaves, voiced for a more soloistic tone than Howarth's orchestral S-series. It is built in high-density grenadilla (also offered in cocobolo) with heavily silver-plated keywork, metal-lined tenon sockets and sleeved tenons, undercut tone holes, a third octave key, and the full complement of trill keys.
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Howarth S40C Cor Anglais
Oboe · United Kingdom
A Howarth cor anglais (English horn) in F built on the semi-automatic S40C system, sharing the S40C oboe's professional keywork features.
Sources
Categories
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Double-Reed Instruments
Oboes, bassoons, English horns, contrabassoons, double-reed makers, and related model families.
Representative model
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Howarth XL
Oboe · United Kingdom
The XL is a professional Howarth of London oboe with a full Conservatoire system and semi-automatic octaves, voiced for a more soloistic tone than Howarth's orchestral S-series. It is built in high-density grenadilla (also offered in cocobolo) with heavily silver-plated keywork, metal-lined tenon sockets and sleeved tenons, undercut tone holes, a third octave key, and the full complement of trill keys.