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Author: lizoboe
Date: 2014-10-04 05:52
Hi everyone!
I'm currently trying out several oboes for purchase and one of them has a plastic top joint. Do oboes with plastic top joints need to be broken in the same way as all wooden oboes? Thanks!
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-10-04 14:39
Knock yourself out! You won't get that chance with a brand new all wooden oboe!
Just remember to dry the sockets after playing especially if they're not lined as any water that collects in the sockets will soak into the wood. Use a piece of paper kitchen towel to do this as opposed to your pullthrough or mops, but still dry the bore in the usual manner.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Scandinavian
Date: 2014-10-04 17:16
As previously mention, no need to break the instrument in slowly. But, the instrument will still evolve and change during the first year(s) of play due to the bottom joints adapting.
I've played a plastic top joint oboe for little over two years now, and a lot has happened to it since I got it - in a good way!
/Johannes
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Author: jouez_hautbois
Date: 2014-11-06 20:41
Is it the same for a wooden oboe with a plastic lining in the top joint? I'll have a new Yamaha 441M for a 7 - day - trial tonight! Since the top joint is 90% grenadilla with ebonite inside, I wonder how is the risk of cracking and shoud I break it in slowly, anyway?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-11-06 21:14
An oboe with a lined bore can also be played for extended periods when new compared to all wooden oboes as the most critical area of the bore is protected with resin. Some, such as the Schreiber-built Buffet student models have resin lined bores but the toneholes are still drilled through the wood and the tonehole bedplaces are cut into the joints.
The toneholes on Yamaha Duet+ 400M series oboes are moulded integrally with the bore lining, so they're a very low risk instrument with no exposed wood in the bore or toneholes and can be played as a plastic instrument.
The Duet+ 800L series have ebonite sleeved bores with inserted tonehole bushes rather than being moulded in one operation.
Have a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78mG-NoGhnk
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: jouez_hautbois
Date: 2014-11-08 19:13
My God, is it possible that 2 oboes give such a different feel? I tried the Yamaha Thursday on my own, standing, with the w.r.i.s.t and noticed that the keywork has better ergonomics, though it is heavier than my plastic Bundy, of course, it's a modified Conservatory. Some notes spoke more freely, like C# (even if buzzing a bit) and the high D that is painful on the Bundy. I was delighted.
Then yesterday at the band practice... sitting, with sax behind me so I barely hear myself most of the time, I used the Kooiman Etude 3 and my arthrosis brace, as I usually do, using the same reed. I felt much more pressure in my head and on my back muscles, feeling the abdominal muscles more than usual. Today my right arm suffers... and I remember my doubts about my too flexible body being able to play the oboe... Is it possible to see such a difference?
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