Author: tgenns
Date: 2018-04-07 18:44
I've been doing a little experimenting with tubes (staples) recently. Over the years I have mainly used the Loree tubes, silver, 47 mm, regular bore. One part of the experiment was I ordered a few brass Loree tubes to compare with the silver ones. Frankly, I cannot tell any difference between the brass and silver, so in the future I will probably order brass tubes only and save some bucks.
The other part of my experiment was ordering tubes of other brands, 47mm long. There is an obvious difference in sound as you would expect, but I did not notice any pitch difference, even though the bores were slightly larger than the Loree tube bore and some of the walls were thicker. As for wall thickness, the thinner ones did seem a little "brighter" / livelier than the thicker ones.
For now I am sticking with the Loree tubes, which match up well with my two older, regular bore Loree oboes. The sound on them for me was a little more refined / lithe than the other brands. That being said, I still plan on occasionally trying a different tube just for experimental and interest sake.
I think if you are interested in changing your sound a little, then experimenting with different tubes is worth a try. It is certainly less expensive and less of an adjustment than buying a new horn!
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