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Re: Backup instrument

Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-04-26 20:59

I did wonder if Loree had done just after posting that - although they probably made only a couple at the most. There's a handful of plastic Loree oboes doing the rounds - one of them belongs to a reasonably local player.

The problem with the plastic they used for their instruments is it wasn't UV treated so develops a grey/white powdery bloom like plums or the seatbelt hoops in cars with exposure to air and light, but it can be rubbed or buffed off.

The other problem with plastic instruments is there's a higher risk of pillars stripping the threads in the joints as they're fitted or removed. What's more surprising is plastic costs more than grenadilla (in terms of equivalent volume), so they either broke even or made them at a loss.

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Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

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