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Re: gurgling low register

Author: mberkowski
Date: 2016-12-02 01:50

An update to my earlier post...

The Selmer Soloist plastic/resonite oboe in my possession is proving to be really sensitive to tip opening and thickness to a degree beyond any other instrument I've played (though it's been decades since I last played on a plastic oboe).

A lot of the reeds I had on hand had very thin tips, and I usually play with a longish (71-72mm) reed with a somewhat small opening on my Covey. The Selmer roundly rejects those reeds in the low register -- where my Covey will sound clearly if not exactly project on my softer reeds, the Selmer will only gurgle.

I'm finding it will play well with a thicker tip and smallish opening, or a larger opening except when the tip is transparently thin.

Anyway, thanks for reading - more than anything these are just my musings as an inexperienced & inconsistent reedmaker who hasn't had to deal with more than 4 or 5 different oboes in my life.

Michael

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