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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 2007/02

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Age of my English Horn
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:33:47 -0500

Worn... How? Feather...silk swab?
Herb

On 2/3/07 12:30 PM, "Kevin H. Moore" <oboetools@-----.com> wrote:

> 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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