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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2007/02
From: "Kevin H. Moore" <oboetools@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Blown out (was: "Age of my English Horn")
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:12:20 -0500
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From: "Edward B. Flowers" <flowerse@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 21:43 Hrs
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Blown out (was: "Age of my English Horn")
> From what I've read, it's impossible for the bore to
> shrink, taking the oboe sharp, without the note-to-note intonation
> becoming rough.
>
I would doubt the claim of any research saying that the wood, itself, can't
shrink. I have had more than one friend who played piccolo complain of
entire instruments shrinking, needing to return them. Also, if wood always
stayed the same size, we'd never have problems with keywork binding up when
it was once fine (posts moving closer together).
I would have to agree, however, that it would be highly unlikely that such a
change would be the explanation for an instrument playing at A = 442,
particularly if the scale is reasonably even.
Not a scientist -
Kevin
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