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Re: Old oboes

Author: tgenns
Date: 2022-03-28 04:56

I used to be skeptical about oboes being “blown out”, until it happened to me. I had been playing for over 40 years on my old C series Loree and started to have problems with the stability in the low notes (e flat and lower). When I tried to play them soft I would get a very fast fluttering nanny-goat wobbling sound, a horrific sound! With great difficulty (and prayers in real time!) this could sometimes be avoided by opening up my embouchure / throat more, but basically the oboe had become unusable because of this. I took it to a repairman who measured the size of the top joint bore and said it had become large over the years and was the “classic blown out oboe”. He recommended that I get a liner put in the top joint, which I did. This corrected the wobbling problem in the low register. Also, certain intonation problems were fixed, for example the middle e, f#, and g which were previously sharp, were now in tune. It also fixed the fourth ledger line G above the staff, which before was almost impossible to get to speak without busting a gut, but it now plays easily. Also, the middle to high range notes are much more stable in pitch with the new liner. As for resistance, I mainly notice that there is more resistance in the lower range with the liner. I have been trying out other oboes over the last few years, but I still like my C series Loree the best and will probably keep using it as my primary oboe. For me it is just much easier to be expressive and play on than the other more modern professional oboes on the market today.

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