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Re: Instrument Shrinkage

Author: Chris P
Date: 2017-03-09 21:08

Is it a Selmer USA or Selmer Paris oboe?

Wooden Selmer USA oboes are made from kiln dried granadilla and they usually end up warped so the joints and bore are banana-shaped. You can check this by looking down the bore from the narrow ends.

Selmer Paris oboes are some of the worst oboes when it comes to tuning - very hit and moss. Some aren't even in tune with themselves so no single scale is even.

Both are based on a Loree design (bore and tonehole layout - not sure which model Loree, maybe the C series), so any oboe specialist with reamers made to Loree specs should be able to check how far off the mark they are, but that won't be advisable on an instrument with a severely warped bore.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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