Author: Bobo
Date: 2007-05-29 13:53
Thanks everybody. I actually own two Lorees (one a brand new AK which I am confident arrived well adjusted from the shop, and one that is my first professional model oboe, a D series Loree from 19mumble-mumble), recently adjusted by an expert, and they both sharp at the E. The new horn is better on the low notes and much better on the left octave A-C. I notice that they both sharp on the middle E, though I haven't noticed a problem with the F. I have a feeling that on the adjustment tinkering front there is no perfect solution - i think this is one of those compromise situations - if Loree could have fixed it without screwing up something else, they probably would have. I say this prior to tinkering. But maybe I'll take the compromise. To the extent that it is an embouchure, wind speed, reed balance type issue, well, there's probably always room for improvement there! I found this IDRS article from the '70s on intonation that has a very interesting approach to those issues that's similar to d-oboe's, but with a specific focus on low D as the base note for embouchure formation and wind speed (I'm not sure what support there is for this approach from an oboe physics standpoint, thought the author seems to imply there is)...worth a try to see if I've fallen into embouchure overadjustment habits or am putting too much reed in the mouth etc. Funny, nothing about tape and nail polish...
http://idrs.colorado.edu/publications/Journal/JNL4/oboe.html
Post Edited (2007-05-29 14:04)
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