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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-04-01 16:35
I know this topic has come up again and again by me, asking if I should buy a buffet greenline oboe. Expensively, I finally did. To my surprise, it played incredibly well, especially in the low register, it was quite even. The downside, because they are made of granulated, and then glued together wood, is that the "wood" more brittle. One drop can be deadly. However being a Canadian, this oboe is perfect, because the wood has no grain, and therefore is not under pressure during temperature changes. If you live in Canada, I would suggest buying one. It's funny: the new rave now in Canada is to buy a PVC top joint, and then a wooden middle joint, and bell. The put-together oboe looks kind of funny. I don't quite agree with the sound they make either.
D-oboe
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Author: Adam Parnell
Date: 2003-04-05 06:59
The greenline oboe is an excellent instrument... is it definetely NOT brittle, one of my irresponsible friends dropped it more than one time and it still played beautifully... lucky for her. It isn't a well known name yet, but it will definetely do your playing justice
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-04-05 19:46
Actually, there are more brittle, not in the sense that they crack due to humidity/temperature changes, but the fact that they are made of granulated wood. I'm not saying that if you drop it, that it WILL break, but there is more of a chance of breaking. I'm not saying this to deter someone from buying one, obviously, because I have one, it's just kind of a fact that one has to get used to.
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Author: Steven King
Date: 2003-04-06 00:11
just out of curiosity how would one know if it is more brittle than a grained wood instrument? Did someone do tests or something?
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-04-06 02:38
I'm not saying that it's like particle board here (although in a sense, it is) but some of the strength that holds the wood together has been lost, because it has been ground up. The one benefit of this grinding up is that it destroys the grain, therefore eliminating the possibility of cracking due to temp/humidity. These instruments have been known to break off at the tenon of the top joint, though.
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