Oboe notes begin on the second harmonic before the fundamental arrives

Evidence

For these particular examples of the clarinet and tenor saxophone, the fundamental is apparent first and the oboe note begins with the second harmonic, followed by the third and fourth harmonics after approximately 5 ms, and then the fundamental some 8 ms later. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1476

Categorization

• SHARE: Nerdy detail for a musician or sound designer friend: the oboe’s characteristic reedy attack is literally harmonic-first, not fundamental-first.