Klarinet Archive - Posting 000811.txt from 1996/08

From: HAASER@-----.JHUAP
Subj: Plastic/wood oboes (fwd)
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 15:35:15 -0400

Forwarded message:
>
> Daniel A. Paprocki recently posted:
>
> > Aren't some pro oboist using plastic top joints and wood bottom
> >joints? I think I've heard this somewhere.
>
> Dan,
>
> Loree has been making hybrid oboes for years and there are quite a few
> people my wife (the oboist) knows who play that combination of plastic and
> wood. It isn't considered a bad thing among the oboe elite ;-)
> The bore in the top joint of the oboe is sooo tiny that a high
> percentage of top joints crack in the vicinity of the trill key holes.
> Plastic avoids that problem entirely. I also expect, but haven't verified,
> that the plastic bore is less likely to become rough from the repeated
> wet/dry cycles of playing.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
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