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Re: does the bell effect the sound?

Author: vboboe
Date: 2006-06-18 14:11

... so does having a metal band around the bell (or not) also make tone differences? i've assumed the metal band was there to protect the wood of the bell at its widest part, or at the very least it's there for esthetics or maybe even help balance the oboe's weight at the fulcrum of thumb-rest with heavier keywork higher up the instrument, but maybe it's there to improve quality of sound?

... so on any given oboe, if you switch bells around, the same oboe, same reed etc. actually sounds different? Do you look for a wider or narrower flare, or just try different ones to hear if it improves some problem note or whatever? Surely different bells won't fit properly? Do you have to get them adjusted so they fit?

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