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 Re: F.Loree English Horn - Vintage
Author: huboboe 
Date:   2012-02-28 03:33

Interesting thread. I had never thought about the practical manufacturing benefits of thicker walled instruments.

I think during the 'formative period' of the American school, the 1st generation post Tabuteau, the concept of dark was really more of a contrast to the very bright French and Eastern European sounds. Regional styles were quite different back in the 50's, not as homogenized as they are today. I think the 'darkest' players back then were the Germans. Tabuteau, Bloom, Andelucci, deLancie, even the Gombergs, all had a bright edge on their sound, but it was darker than the relatively bright French sound. Someone once described the American sound to me as "A bright central star surrounded by a halo of junk". I think that over the years the halo of junk has tended to overcome the bright central star, but it never existed in the French school...

Thicker walled instruments are darker than thin walled ones, but I'm not convinced that a thick-walled horn would put you in a box, though. Build the tip a smidge longer and/or thinner to get that edge in the sound and you're good...

Goodwinds - you are right about your best reeds exceeding the qualities of pro reed makers' efforts. They can't tailor a reed to your specific needs and have to crank a lot of reeds out to make a living. I have met very few commercial reeds that I would play as happily as my own. Which is not to denigrate their efforts. It's just that I know more about what I want than they do...

Robert Hubbard
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