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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000027.txt from 2008/04
From: "David Crispin / Crispin's Creations" <crispinscreations@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Can octave vent holes be enlarged? (oboe)
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:10:40 -0400
Mike,
When I had a GA Loree, my teacher at the time, Jimmy Caldwell, enlarged its
lower octave vent. I don't know precisely what he used to enlarge the hole,
except to say that it looked sort of like a screwdriver. You can buy itsy
bitsy drill bits at a hobby shop, you know. Maybe you have a Hobbytown USA
in your area; they have them for sure. I can't recall if he enlarged the top
octave vent or not.
I would really suggest consulting a good repairperson, though, someone who
is also an oboe player and reed-maker. The octaves really shouldn't be doing
that.
David Crispin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Benthin -MUTS oboe support" <benthin@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:22 AM
Subject: [DR-L] Can octave vent holes be enlarged? (oboe)
> I've been practising to be able to play harder reeds, and have a rather
> "open, not pinched embouchure" I have noticed that with the Loree (older
> GG series) on a hard reed the lower vent notes like G and A flat will drop
> to the lower octave unless I pinch. Very annoying. This does not happen
> on the old backup Kohlert oboe- I checked, and the diameter of the vent on
> the Kohlert is visibly wider- is this a factor? I can't blame it on a
> dirty vent, because when I had them cleaned, it was the same on some
> reeds.
> Any knowledge about what happens to upper notes if the vent size is
> enlarged?
>
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