Doublereed Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2008/08

From: David Lurie <klingsor@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Oboe Blend Guide Mandrel
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:36:26 -0400

At 10:06 PM 8/9/2008, you wrote:
>A keyword search for "blend guide" at the Forrests url will get you
>the price info.
>http://www.forrestsmusic.com

Thanks, Phil. I did go there on my own though, since I do buy most of
my purchased equipment from Forrest's. The price they're asking for
is $114.50. I don't know if that's reasonable or not. the question
for me is it worth that much? I'm gonna have to think about it a
little more. One factor that is influencing this decision is that I'm
growing older and will have to stop playing in the not too distant future.

>As for references, if you (David) try one out, you will be the
>second person to have used one. It's that new. We only settled on
>this first model of the tool during the week before IDRS.

Well, if I do decide to get one, I'll give you first dibs on a
personal opinion.

>I'm happy to offer suggestions and answer questions on using it.
>I've made about two dozen reeds with it or with developmental prototypes.

I'm gonna take a guess here, but it looks like the way it works is
that you set the placement for the beginning of the blend area just
above the little wheel, and then start scraping from there. Is this correct?

>It might be the sort of subject more fitting for a thread on the
>oboe bulliten board.

What's the oboe bulletin board? Never heard of it. Although this
doublereed site seems like just the right place for a discussion of
this new item.

David

>- Phil Freihofner
>
>>Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:38:35 -0400
>>To: doublereed@-----.org
>>From: David Lurie <klingsor@-----.com>
>>Subject: Re: [DR-L] Oboe Blend Guide Mandrel
>>Message-Id: <7.0.1.0.2.20080809113642.02531e88@-----.com>
>>
>>This looks very interesting, so I decided I might like to try one.
>>Can you tell me what the selling price is?
>>
>>Also, can you point me to some references, so I could possibly
>>benefit by other people's experience with it?
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>David
>>
>>At 02:32 PM 8/8/2008, you wrote:
>>>Hi -
>>>
>>>John Goebel, at Forrests, has posted some photos of the Oboe "Blend
>>>Guide" mandrel.
>>>
>>>http://www.forrestsmusic.com/images/D-05_LowRes.pdf
>
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