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Re: Why do I burble from G down?

Author: Chris J
Date: 2010-06-06 23:32

Coop
Thanks for the suggestions.
On overhauling the instrument I checked all these things. The bore is straight. The D trill bridge does not hold open the trill key. The suction holds.

The fact that a shorter reed plays with ease suggests to me now that it is a reed / bore mismatch.

I have contacted the person who has made me reeds and they have replied

"...German oboes are designed for their school of playing and pitch at A442 and sometimes higher. The model you have is also old (1940) - things have moved on greatly to our advantage.

The bore tends to be wider than the French. Therefore, the reeds need to be on different staples to connect with the bore. The German oboe staples are usually shorter than the usual standard length and the complete reed is also shorter too.

I have a friend who plays on an old Puchner ... Recently, I have made reeds for her using d10 geurcio staples, but I am not happy in making a product I cannot test properly here as I play on a standard modern oboe & use a universal standard staple/cane, etc."

I will ask her to make me 3 reeds, in the knowledge of her concerns about testing.

Is there anywhere that I can get other reeds to try? As I mentioned above I have seen "American" reeds advertised at 69/70mm. Would they have staple characteristics that would make it wrong for my bore?

Chris

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