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Re: What does "blown out" mean?

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2009-02-13 19:29

I've not heard the word "blown out" ever used in the UK and I don't think that concept is commonly accepted among professional players.
I believe Brymer only ever had two sets of 1010 clarinets in his career, a pre-war set of London-Paris on which he made his first recording with Beecham and the RPO of the Mozart, followed by a post-war set with Acton vent mechanism.
Bernard Walton used his Reform Boehms for a large part of his career.
Ray Carpenter in Bournmouth Symphony used a pair of B&H 926's for about 16 years then switched to 1010's (for orchestral "volume" reasons) for another 16 until he retired, those same 1010 instruments are still being played in a major London Orchestra.
Yes some players do change more frequently but I suspect more for a "change" of outlook or in some cases they just wreck their equipment through use (and some degree of neglect !)
Leon Goosens still owned and played the Loree oboe he was given at about 14 when he was about 80 (yes he did probably have others as well which professional wouldn't, but he found no problem with the Loree.)

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