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From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Old oboes --- was :Age of my English Horn
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:36:56 -0500

I wonder about the dimension of the claimed "shrinkage" too. Does the entire
tube shrink so that the bore gets smaller? That would cause flatness. Does
the wall thickness lessen? That would change the bore:length ratio and
could cause sharpness. Does the wall swell, making the bore smaller?
Wouldn't one notice that from the way the joints fit or the reed sits in the
well? Bore dimension can be checked with bore reamers and other gauges.

There must be seasoned wood somewhere. One can get walnut and others for
rifle stocks which will no longer distort with moisture.(unless you soak
them)
Herb

On 2/4/07 1:43 AM, "Hinrich" <hlmuller@-----.com> wrote:

> 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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