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Author: kmhtoboe
Date: 2010-01-27 13:37
I have been asked for my opinion about repairing a broken tenon joint between the top and middle sections of a plastic Boosey & Hawkes Regent oboe of 20+ years vintage. The broken tenon is securely lodged in the middle section. Before the accident it was in good working order.
As a player only, I was not in a position to give concrete advice, but to my eyes it looks expensive! Could anyone advise, possibly Chris P, if it could be repaired, or, it's not worth repairing. If it's the latter as I suspect, does it have any value as spares on any auction site?
Any informed advice would be greatly appreciated
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Author: Ian White
Date: 2010-01-27 16:28
Yes the tenon can be replaced but in my book it would be better for the customer to save his money & put it towards a more modern instrument.
I'm sure someone would pay over the top for the remnants on E-bay! Alternatively a repairer might be glad of it for spares or to practice his re-tenoning skills.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-01-27 23:55
A new plastic tenon can be fitted - I'm not sure of the cost of a new tenon but it's a common thing with plastic oboes and there are plenty of Regents with repaired middle tenons. If the oboe is in otherwise playable condition, then it should be considered. You can also have a wooden tenon fitted which will be much stronger than a plastic one.
My own B&H Regent snapped in half when I knocked it over and that was repaired back in 1988 - though I packed in playing oboe when that happened (I never got on with that Regent anyway) and took it up again 10 years later after trying a Marigaux 901 that came in for repair when I discovered I could get a good sound out of one of those!
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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