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 Re: In search of a smaller sound.
Author: hautbois 
Date:   2010-04-12 13:31

Mike --
Here is a stop-gap Measure: mute your instrument. Use some cloth or some non-metal netting, and insert it in the bell. This will make the lowest notes impossible, of course, but helps with the vibrancy of the others. It permits you to 'play out' without the voume.
So often an oboe will sound much louder close to the instrument then at a distance. Have someone listen to your ensemble and determine if, at audience distance, you really are too loud for your colleagues. Also look at the configuration in which you play -- have the oboe play across the stage area rather than directly at the audience. From the auditnce's perspective, place the flute on the left, the bassoon in the middle, and oboe on the right.
In the making of zillions of reeds all the time, for me there were always a few reeds which, probably because of some undetected difference in their fiber or unintended variation in my technique, were more mellow and less projecting. I never had to make one to specifically do that!
A narrower shape, by the way, would make my reeds more focused -- not more gentle -- though perhaps softer because the opening would be smaller. That was never satisfactory for me. However, you could try increasing the overlap and see if that gives you more control over your dynamic, along with more stability in pitch.
Elizabeth
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