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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000028.txt from 2007/02

From: "Kevin H. Moore" <oboetools@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Age of my English Horn
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:30:32 -0500

It's not folklore at all. It's real.

The top joint becomes worn down over time, affecting sound and tuning. Just
before getting my new(er) oboe in 1992, playing my old one had become
torture, literally. If I hadn't gotten a new one, I'd have had to quit. Yes,
it was _that_ bad.

Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: "herb fawcett" <herbgosia@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 15:25 Hrs
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Age of my English Horn

> What makes an oboe a "poor tired oboe"? Isn't "being blown out" just folk
> lore? Vibration is physics. Just curious.
> Herb
>
>
> On 2/3/07 7:54 AM, "Angela Wells" <oneflute1oboe@-----.com> wrote:
>
> > Yep, I have oboe number 96D. It has a nice clear sound, but it's a poor
> > tired old oboe. I'm excited about buying a new one as soon as I have the
> > fund$.
> >
> > Any site that lists serial numbers and manufacturers probably won't have
> > your instrument listed either. Knowing which Rigoutat generation built
it is
> > probably as close as you're going to get.
> >
> > ~Angela
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: Itzik Dekel <dekely@-----.il>
> >
> > Thanks Angela !
> > Yes exactly, it predates their present documentation. (By the way I
once
> > saw a site mentioning the different serial numbers of the main oboe
> > producers - has anyone stillgot it ?)
> > Has your serial number got letters and numbers ?
> >
> >
> >
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