Author: cjwright
Date: 2011-04-09 17:41
Well, I personally think the key castings are messy and look sloppy. The biggest issue for me was the edges of the hinge tubes seemed to have burrs, because they would consistently cut into the main rod causing deep grooves and rust. I'd oil it religiously, sand the main rod down, but to no avail. I had several well respected repairmen go over every edge of the hinge tube to try to buff out the burrs but to no avail. During my two years, I had three main rods for the upper joint made for it, and I still had constant problems with the C-A-Bb sticking due to the grooves/rust. Caused at least three major mistakes in concerts. Constant problems. I need an instrument that I know won't make me mess up, as I do that enough on my own.
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Solo Oboe, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra
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