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Re: Instrument Shrinkage

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-03-09 00:37

I don't know so much about oboes, and their bore diameter is smaller than a clarinet's, so I guess bore shrinkage is a possibility, but I have a hard time believing it would explain a pitch problem as bad as you're describing. I think I'd look for a simpler, more straightforward explanation first - from a qualified repair tech. Could be dirt somewhere crucial - oboe tone holes are smaller than a clarinet's and a little dirt in a hole or two or up in the receiver tube for the reed might explain some of the flatness.

In any case, reaming out the whole bore is not a guaranteed process and the oboe might still not play well.

Karl

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