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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000029.txt from 2008/04

From: "Roberts, Christian (cpr4k)" <cpr4k@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Can octave vent holes be enlarged? (oboe)
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:30:38 -0400

John Symer, at 856-858-0605, would be a good source for information.

-Chris

Christian P. Roberts ... The University of Virginia ... Charlottesville=
, VA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Benthin -MUTS oboe support [mailto:benthin@-----.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:22 PM
> To: doublereed@-----.org
> 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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