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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2007/06

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Blown out oboes
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:25:43 -0400

Reminds me of the old theory (in USA) that there was reason in replacing
one's car every two years.(something about balance of resale and
depreciation values). Never understood that, and I learn now that folks are
paying millions for some of the old "muscle cars" of the 60-70s era.
I believe that well made things are worth maintaining and keeping as long as
the job is being done.

On 6/15/07 10:44 AM, "David Lurie" <klingsor@-----.com> wrote:

> My take on this is slightly different. It's not that the crappy notes
> get blown out, but the exact opposite: according to what I understand
> about this theory, the more you play on it, the crappier the notes
> become. IOW, a "blown out" instrument is either all or mostly just
> crappy notes. That's one of the reasons why the theory is used by
> unscrupulous sales persons to get the gullible people who believe it
> to buy new instruments. I had a Laubin oboe that I played on
> constantly for more than 30 years, and it wasn't any worse after all
> that time than it was when I played it for the very first time.
>
> Have a happy!
>
> David
>
>
> At 10:42 AM 6/15/2007, you wrote:
>> I don't think that's it. My Loree is 14 years old and it still
>> seems to have plenty of crappy notes left in it...maybe I don't play
>> it enough to rid it of all the crappy notes in it...just not sure.
>> FJ
>>
>> From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
>>
>> What, exactly, gets blown out? All the crappy notes?
>> Herb
>>
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