Howarth S45c + TP Oboe
The Howarth S45C +TP oboe is a graduate model designed for the diploma-level player, with many of the same features as a professional-level instrument This is a thicker-walled model than our student and intermediate instruments, allowing for more projection and producing a darker tone.
The S45 is a thumbplate system with semi-automatic octaves, a third octave key, C-D, C-C#, Ab-Bb, A-Ab, and low C-C# (“Banana”) trill keys, forked F and low Bb vents, a left-hand F key, and a low B-C link. It has lined tenon sockets and undercut tone holes.
Level: Semi-professional
Year of Manufacture: 2006
System: Dual (Thumbplate)