Have not played the Milla instruments though they have been around for a long time. I am extremely happy with the Moulder instruments I have (including a...
... for a long time. I am extremely happy with the Moulder instruments I have (including a wonderful extended great bass). Just a few weeks ago I was...
The extended great bass is a treat to make. I was apprenticing with Eric when I made ours. Took three of use just to get it bent and making the crumhorn...
November 1, 2007 is the deadline for receipt of entries in the Co-op Press competition for chamber music performers for their artistic interpretation of the...
Can anyone tell me where I can purchase a very well made baroque rachet. I am looking at the one in the early music catalogue but it does not say who makes...
... Eric when I made ours. Took three of use just to get it bent and making the crumhorn round entirely by hand from a large square piece of wood already bent...
Dear friends and colleagues, It took a bit of work, but my new edition of the Marcello Oboe Concerto is now finished. I started with Bach's Harpsichord...
Hello everyone, i recently placed an order for a Denner oboe made out od grenidillia with silver keys and immitation ivory. The maker called me to tell me that...
Jon Tim, this is an interesting subject, and I'm sure each maker will have his own distinct point of view. There were certainly blackwood instruments made in...
Dear Jon-- Just a note on grenadilla instruments. I had an oboe d'amore made of grenadilla and my classical oboe, a Grundman copy by Sand Dalton is also...
sarahsw@...
Jan 15, 2007 2:22 pm
1984
Hi Jon I have had similar experiences, I had to find an example of a taille with ivory mounts before Harry vas Dias would put such mounts on one he made for ...
Robert Howe
arehow@...
Jan 15, 2007 8:14 pm
1985
... Robert, I mailed Harry a Birthday card last week. He looks and is so active I hope that I will be that active when I am his age. He has offered to teach me...
Does anyone have any baroque or classical oboes made by Dirk Kloffer ? If so, what do you think about them? Please e-mail me privately if you wish. Also, I am...
Hello! I'm looking for measurements and preferably drawings of baroque oboes. At last I have found another amateur that's intrested in trying to build an...
Dear Pär, You can start by going to http://www.hautbois.net which is the database of oboe measurements, pitches, etc. which Carl Burmeister started. There...
Mary Kirkpatrick
mkirk7@...
Jan 17, 2007 3:46 pm
1989
In a message dated 1/17/2007 7:47:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, mkirk7@... writes: Dear Pär, You can start by going to http://www.hautbois.net which...
Hello, Catching up on the wood thread, I have never used blackwood or lignum vitae myself, but based on my experience with boxwood I would suggest reducing the...
Mary Kirkpatrick
mkirk7@...
Jan 17, 2007 4:23 pm
1991
Hi, There used to be a few drawings which can be bought directly from instrument collection at the University of Edinburgh and from Bate Collection at Oxford. ...
Dear Mary and list, I thank you for the refferal and I apologise for my inactivity over the last few years. Health issues and all keep intruding. I am hopeful...
Hi Karl! It's great to see you back, and to hear that you are resuming work on the hautboy database project. I can't wait to see what enhancements you will...
Hi Steve, Thanks for the welcome back. As to bore graphs, I do have some that where created using a CAD package. i.e. bore plot, bore plot with diameter X 8 or...
Dear List Members, for the moment I'm preparing and rehearsing a program for oboe and string quartet. One of the pieces is the Divertimento in C major op. 9 by...
Gerhard Veith
Gerhard.Veith@...
Jan 23, 2007 11:31 pm
1997
Hello Gerhard, Crusell lived 1775-1838, so maybe the print is from 1828? He is indeed a bit long-winded but that quintet is a nice piece, I've performed it...
Hautboy by Harry Vas Dias for Moeck, copy of Denner, 415 hz, boxwood, with 2 brass keys. The instrument is in new condition and was purchased from EMS in April...
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