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Re: Old Howarth Open Hole

Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-07-30 04:41

It can be done, but it will be costly due to the new keywork that will have to be made and fitted which could be prohibitive in terms of the cost involved for the conversion - you can probably buy a used Howarth B with the forked F vent for the cost of the keywork conversion.

In the '80s they offered both ring key and covered action B models, then in the '90s it was just the covered action model that was on offer. Howarth stopped importing Orsi oboes I think around 1999-2000.

But as far as tone goes, they're definitely much lighter in tone than other Howarth oboes, but definitely far better tone quality than the Schreiber-built Buffet student oboes.

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

Post Edited (2015-07-30 19:01)

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