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 Re: Exotic Woods
Author: d-oboe 
Date:   2006-08-05 02:00

Grenadilla is also an exotic wood, from the african Mpingo tree. The other three woods you mentioned come from similar climates (not necessarily from africa) but different trees.

There is great debate as to what effect material has on sound quality - some say it greatly alters the sound, some say it doesn't at all. Either way, there is no advantage in getting a grenadilla/rosewood/cocobolo oboe, as compared to a plastic one of the same quality. It just so happens that most professional models are made from wood - not that the wood "improves" the oboe craftsmanship.

It could be that your teacher didn't necessarily like the oboe itself - not simply the wood it was made of.

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