Chiarugi Brass Baroque Oboe Staple, 52mm Palacios

The baroque oboe staple has much larger overall dimensions than the modern oboe staple and the resulting reed produces a lower pitch and more mellow tone than the modern oboe. The baroque oboe is generally tuned to 415 Hz and is made of boxwood.

Specs:

• Maker: Rafael Palacios
• Material: Brass
• Length: 52mm
• Tip Shape: Elliptical
• One Piece Staple*

*There are two types of baroque staples. A two piece staple consists of two separate parts, a top part where the cane is tied on to create the reed and a bottom part or understaple, which is usually an oboe d'amore or English horn staple customized by the reed maker to fit inside the bore of the baroque oboe. The top and bottom parts are stacked on top of one another creating a step between the tubes causing increased resistance. A one piece staple contains one longer piece of brass creating less resistance than the two part set up.