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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2007/02

From: Hinrich <hlmuller@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Old oboes --- was :Age of my English Horn
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:43:40 -0500

Am I mistaken, or did I hear somewhere that it is harder and harder to
find well seasoned (dried, not peppered) wood for oboes. There seems to
be some logic to this, since it is true for other instrument woods.

Also, I am confused by the statement about the bore absorbing moisture
and shrinking. Can anybody help?

Hinrich

On Feb 3, 2007, at 15:13, Edward B. Flowers wrote:

> Sameer,
>
> As far as the Lorees are concerned, newer is better--the Lorees just
> get better and better. Loree has improved their oboes a lot over the
> years. Also the wooden bore hasn't had time to absorb moisture and
> shrink. Fortunately, this shrinkage process takes a long time.

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