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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000052.txt from 2007/02

From: "Edward B. Flowers" <flowerse@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] AK Bore Loree
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:31:45 -0500

Keith,

You're right. The Royal does have the conic sections (I just looked).
But the tone of the Royal is completely opposite to the AK bore Loree.

Edward B. Flowers (ob)
New York City

Keith Sklower wrote:
> Harold Emert wrote:
>
> I have been using the AK Loree Royal models since I starting playing on
> these lovely "new" oboes,or 1997.Can assure you that AK,whatever it means
> and stands for, is a lovely instrument.
>
> I'm under the impression that the "AK" indicate that the bore of
> the bell and the top joint are similar to that employed in Loree
> oboes whose serial numbers began with the letters "AK".
>
> The bells of these instruments have 2 conic sections with an abrupt
> transition instead of the more gradual and rounded out bore of
> the regular Loree's.
>
> Back in the mid 90's I bought an "AK" bell from Forrests which
> fit quite well on my CZ and EP series oboes and changed the nature
> of the sound rather towards the newer AK instruments.
>
> I'm now playing on a more recent Royal (non-AK) oboe, and I note
> with interest that it, too, has the two distinct conic sections in
> its bell.
>
> Regards,
>
> Keith Sklower
>
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