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 Re: Do older wooden oboes hold their tune?
Author: JRC 
Date:   2010-09-10 19:49

Hi Peter,

Possible shrinkage of wood from losing moisture is so small relative to the overall dimension (diameter and length) that its affects to the oboe acoustics have to be minimal. Beside, its expansion and shrinkage due to temperature (from summer to winter and one geographic location to another) is about similar magnitude. The size change would affect intonation more than sound quality. But, a change in acoustic properties of the inner wall due to change in moisture content of the wood or chemical interaction between wood molecules and chemicals in air may be more significant. In this case, affects to sound quality is a larger factor than intonation.

I would dare guess that it would all depend on what the oboe was exposed to. Effects of leaving it out of case in Nevada desert for a year would be more detrimental than leaving in case in Florida for 50 years. I wonder what a long exposure to air pollution would have to the wood molecules. My first impression is that it cannot be good. Well kept old oboe may be as good or better than a modern oboe displayed in open air at a store for a long time.
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