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Author: doddel
Date: 2016-01-13 13:42
I just bought a 1970ies Jardé oboe that seems to have great promise (very easy blowing, but still a good sounds, much less dark than my rigoutat though), but needs a complete overhaul. Many of the corks are bad, some of the keys do not open/close and it looks like at least the outside of the wood could do with some polishing.
Now I could have this done by an expert, but I kinda like doing stuff myself (I thought myself how to repair hasselblad cameras and lenses). But where to start?
Do you just go on ebay and buy a (universal?) set of corks, springs, screws, etc?
How about the wood itself?
Are there any manuals out there that I could use?
thanks a lot!
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-01-13 22:10
I'd suggest you start with overhauling a clarinet first, then once you've gained confidence there, move onto oboes.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: doddel
Date: 2016-01-13 22:57
thanks for the advice Chris, but I have never even touched a clarinet in my life, let alone that I would be able to judge if I was making any improvements to the instrument
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Author: mschmidt
Date: 2016-01-14 10:25
I, too, like doing things myself, but a complete overhaul sounds like a nightmare for someone who has only worked on cameras. If you pay someone else to get the thing in good playing shape, I'm sure within a year or two you will find plenty of minor things on the oboe to fix.
I have watched John Peterson of RDG at work in his shop--there's no way I'll ever be able to find and solve problems with my oboe like he does. I will stick to building boats, making reeds, and other do-it-yourself projects.
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
Post Edited (2016-01-14 20:55)
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