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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 2007/06

From: BssnRX@-----.com
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Elizabeth Koch, ASO Principal Oboe
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:54:43 -0400

In a message dated 6/14/2007 3:00:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
herbgosia@-----.net writes:
"Exactly what wears out in a good oboe? Surely a silk swab cannot alter the
bore in 3-5 years.
Congrats to Ms Koch!
Herb"
Hey Herb,
Oboes don't get "worn out" any more than bassoons do. They do go through some
changes with age and use, just as bassoons do. Its just that, for whatever
reasons, a lot of oboists don't like those changes in their oboes whereas we
bassoonists like the changes in our bassoons. Having said that, I know a few
oboists that have been playing the same oboes for over 20 years and sound
fantastic on them.

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