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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000014.txt from 2005/12

From: Fred <fred.sheim@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Oboe D'amore, English Horn, bass oboe and heckelphone
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:15:58 -0500

What is the bulb like on the inside- is the bore through the bulb
cylindrical as if you stuck a straw through a grapefruit (i.e. the
bulb wall is very thick, perhaps just for show), or does the bore
widen at the bulb, following the contour of the bulb shape (i.e. the
wall of the bulb is thin). Just curious- I have no idea why I want
to know this. Anyway, the second possibility probably would produce
the more dramatic acoustic change.

Fred

.At 04:36 PM 12/4/2005, you wrote:
>I've never played any of those instruments BUT I believe it affects
>the sound. It gives it this echo or whatever you like to call it. If
>you put both hands in front of your mouth in a bulb shape as you
>speak or sing you will notice the difference.
>
>Correct me if i'm wrong anyone!!!!!
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>Sameer Al-Abdullah
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>>From: "chris franz" <saxcat37@-----.com>
>>Reply-To: doublereed@-----.org
>>To: doublereed@-----.org
>>Subject: [DR-L] Oboe D'amore, English Horn, bass oboe and heckelphone
>>Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 12:19:17 -0600
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>>Just a simple question, What is the purpose of the bulb shaped
>>bell on the Oboe D'amore, english horn, bass oboe nad hte heckelphone?
>>
>>Thnaks
>>Chris Franz
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