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Re: bore shape and tone holes

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-12-02 02:53

Sorry - I was just being silly.

Selmers up to the Series 9 had mostly straight toneholes (some undercutting was done mainly on LH3 and RH3), but the Series 9* and all models since to my knowledge have undercut toneholes and narrower bores than the earlier models.

I'd expect the one with straight toneholes to be more solid in pitch and the one with undercutting and tapering to have more flexibility - but that may not always be the case. Some players find the CT a tricky instrument to control and the R13 a more solid instrument in terms of pitch flexibility on each note.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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