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Re: Kohlert Sons Oboe pictures

Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-11-16 16:53

The bell won't be long enough for a good Bb (and German oboes mostly only went to low B), so the bell vent trues up the pitch and equalises the tone quality of the low B otherwise it'll be slightly flat and 'blary' (which is why a lot of cors are fitted with a bell vent nowadays).

Block the vent holes to see what the pitch and tone is like when you play low B.

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

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