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 Re: R. Dupin Cocobolo oboe
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2015-03-25 18:07

At the end of last year I did some work on a cocobolo Dupin (adding a thumbplate and repositioning the 3rd 8ve, plus bushing the 3rd 8ve tonehole as it had a crack through it) and it's probably the nicest oboe I've ever played.

Such depth and quality of tone and it didn't seem to have a cut-off point when pushed hard. The most significant thing was the tone quality of the conservatoire fingering for C (xoo|xoo) which isn't bright and nasal like so many oboes can be, so I miss that most.

To me it played like a much larger instrument in that it had almost oboe d'amore and cor anglais like qualities which isn't a bad thing in my books.

The top joint toneholes on this particular Dupin weren't bushed, but would benefit from it. I have no idea of its age as it wasn't numbered anywhere, so I can only assume it's around 20+ years old. While the cocobolo had darkened to look pretty much like grenadilla, it was definitely cocobolo as the wood dust from drilling the pillar holes and cutting the 3rd 8ve tonehole out were dark orange. I think this one may also have a grenadilla bell to add density.

If you know Chris Braime in South London, get in contact with him as he has this oboe.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

The opinions I express are my own.

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