This site is divided into three parts:

The first is a set of tables and spreadsheets    of measurement data	View  Data
The second is a set of diagrams depicting a proposed    data base design and menu scheme for      entering and displaying data.	View  Data Base Plans
The third is a set of notes, diagrams and research    materials related to the measurement      project. It also contains the site bibliography.	View  Documentation
A site map is provided whereby all pages on this site are accessed.	View  Site Map

What's new in Version 1.4:

• New measurement data for Schlegel (Piguet Nr. 3) and Rottenburgh (Piguet Nr. 02) Hautboys.
• There are now separate pages for each instrument which will include:
  1. Instrument Maker, Name, Collection and Collection ID
  2. Where the instrument was made and the date of manufacture if known.
  3. Body, fitting (if there are separate fittings) and key materials; Number of keys.
  4. Notes about the instrument in general; physical descriptions; historical information etc.
  5. Haynes Pitch Category, Nominal Key, values and notes about pitch and intonation together with the source and qualifications
• The "Instrument Home Page" now contains:
  1. Maker and Instrument Name (i.e. Hautboy, Hautbois d'amour etc.)
  2. Collection and Collection ID (which is a link to a page for data devoted to the instrument by itself).
  3. The Halfpenny/Haynes/Adkins Type and the Haynes Pitch Category
  4. Instrument ID i.e. The ID string which will sometimes be used to designate this particular instrument.
• The "Measurement Home Page" now contains the following:
  1. Maker (which is a link to more detailed information on the instrument maker's page)
  2. Instrument Name (i.e. Hautboy, Hautbois d'amour etc.)
  3. Collection and Collection ID (which is a link to a page for data devoted to the instrument by itself).
  4. Measurement i.e. the name of the person who performed the measurement. This name will be a link to the measurement home page from which the rest of the measurement data is accessed.
  5. Total Length, Acoustic Length, Sounding Length, Min. Bore i.e. minimum bore, Bore Scaling and Tone Holes i.e. Aggregate Tone Hole Size
  6. Measurement ID i.e. The ID string which will sometimes be used to designate this particular measurement also a link to the measurement home page).
• New home pages for each measurement with the following information:
  1. Measurement ID and repeat of Total Length, Acoustic Length, Sounding Length, minimum bore, Bore Scaling, and Aggregate Tone Hole Size.
  2. Access to all the pages for that particular measurement
  3. Lengths of individual joints and total length. Notes on Physical Attributes and the Measurement (i.e. date, temperture, humidity and any other info about how the measurement was done).
  4. Socket and Tenon data (the separate page for socket and tenon data has been removed)
  5. Scanned images of the drawings
• New column headings, more terse but less inaccurate as well. Detailed discussion of the column headings and their meanings has been places in new detailed heading (column) descriptions. Changes in the instrument home page, the measurement home page and the addition of the new individual measurement home page are also reflected.

Plans:

• Inclusion of further Hautboy Listserv messages for documentation of how measurements are done and the significance or lack thereof of elliptical bore information.
• New data for Hautboys by Rottenburgh, Schlegel, Thomas Lot, C.W. Sattler, Delusse, C.A. Grenser and Engelhard from Michel Piguet's collection by M. Kirkpatrick.
• New data for Oboe d'amores by Poerschman, I.H. Eichentopf, I.C. Denner, Oberlender; measured by Paul Hailperin.
• New data for Taille d'hautboy by I.F. Roth, I.C. Denner, Deper; measured by Paul Hailperin.
• Two additional pages showing comparitive data for all instruments for all tone hole distances from the top of the instrument as well as socket and tenon lengths.
• The documentation for the proposed database will be placed in a PDF document for download rather than attempting to display the large diagrams as images on Web pages.

Previous Versions:

• For each page of measurement data, a page will be provided with detailed descriptions of all the columns because, the headings, by necessity, are quite terse. [Version 1.3]
• All tone hole data will be given from both the center and edge to both the top and bottom as well as, in some cases, the tenon. [Version 1.3]
• In an attempt to clarify what is measurement data and what is the result of calculations, all data which is based on something else (whether a simple reference, an interpolation or a calculation) will be shaded. In addition, such derived data will in the case of bore data be placed in a separate page. [Version 1.3]
• For each page of measurement data, a page will be provided with detailed descriptions of all the columns because, the headings, by necessity, are quite terse. [Version 1.3]
• New Measurement Data for the Naust Hautboy in Bruce Hayne's collection by M. Kirkpatrick and K. Sugihara [Version 1.2]
• New Measurement Data for the Paulhahn Hautboy in Nikolaus Harnoncourt's collection by P. Hailperin [Version 1.2]
• New Measurement Data for the Bradbury Hautboy in Michel Piguet's collection by M. Kirkpatrick [Version 1.2]
• New Measurement Data for the Richters Hautboy in Michel Piguet's collection by M. Kirkpatrick [Version 1.2]
• Measurement Data for the Naust Hautboy in Bruce Hayne's collection by P. Hailperin [Version 1.1]
• All images used for link buttons have been eliminated in an effort to speed up response [Version 1.1]
• Measurement data has been restructured: all instruments (instrument home page) and all basic measurement data (measurement home page) each remain on single pages. Bore data, Socket/Tenon data and Tone Hole data for each instrument is in separate pages. [Version 1.1]
• Spreadsheets are now downloaded from the page to which it corresponds. [Version 1.1]
• There will no longer be display or spreadsheet available for all measurement data on a single page (or sheet).