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Re: Chauvet oboe

Author: cjwright
Date: 2008-11-29 22:26

If you feel you must keep the instrument, then I would not hesitate to get a left hand F, but the split ring can be slightly more difficult to fit based upon the other factors. And if sylvangale knows someone who will do a left hand F for $450, then please by all means share with us! The cheapest person Peter Hurd and I know is over at St. Louis Woodwind and Brass for about $600 or so.

The other thing you should know about the split ring finger is that it will very well change the tuning of your middle E, as well as the tone. It would take a real master at accoustics to change the tonehole so that the color/pitch/stability matched that what it already is today.

So I guess what I'm saying is, if you're really set on this instrument, then it's ultimately your money, and might cost a total of $1000 or so but it can be done. But you'd probably be better off just selling it and buying something else.

I thought the appeal of Chauvets is its likeness to Laubins. You can get a decent used Laubin for $3500 if you keep your eye out.

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