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Re: "Grainy" wood

Author: Chris P
Date: 2023-06-19 19:13

It only looks like that as it hasn't been polished to a high gloss finish where the polish fills in the open surface vessels. I've seen Yamaha oboes and piccolos that look like that and they still sealed like a Coke bottle.

Yamaha tend to do an oil finish on their instruments rather than going for a high gloss finish as you'd get with some other makes (either though polishing or even lacquering the wood), so they tend to have a dull and grainy look to the wood as a result. Some may call it a 'natural look'.

Any vessels crossing the tonehole crowns will need to be addressed if using pads that won't take the imperfections into account (eg. firm skin pads and cork pads) as that will cause leaks.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes

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