Oboe O04
Oboe O06
Oboe O08
Oboe O09
Oboe O010
Oboe O011

Cor anglais E01
Cor anglais E02
Cor anglais E03
 

d'amore A01
d'amore A02

Baroque B01

Classical K01

Legend
heart
sides
back
sound

shape of the heart and attack
lateral slope
back and base
sound quality

heart
sides
back
sound

sharp tip of the heart, attack in a shape of bright triangles of the edges
slope of the sides relatively flat
soft slope from the base to the heart
flexible attack, bright sound, "french scrape"

heart
sides
back
sound

half-cercled shape of the heart, well balanced attack with flexibility of the edges
moderate increase of lateral thickness
soft, regular slope from the base to the heart
between "french" and "german scrape"

heart
sides
back
sound

narrowing tip of the heart towards the tip, bright corners
marked slope of the sides towards the tip
marked spine, much ascending from the heart to the base
optimal compromise between a good attack, a dark sound and a good stability of
the high register

heart
sides
back
sound

narrowing tip of the heart towards the tip, bright corners, similar to O08
very accentuated increase of lateral thickness
marked spine from the tip to the base with maximal height
notedly dark sound ("german orchestral scrape"), very stable, less flexible
demanding forced embouchure

heart
sides
back
sound

like O08
accentuated increase, to the base particularly
marked spine, between O08 and O09, ascending from the heart to the base
very dark sound, quite good flexibility even so

heart
sides
back

sound

heart as a narrow, high crest, flexibility of the edges
marked slope of the sides towards the tip
pronounced cnetre crest in 3 different manifestations (the template contains 3 original segments and a W-shaped base
very dark and soft sound

bright sound, big flexibility (analogous O04)

medium scrape, stable, sound medium-bright, soloistical (analogous O08)

marked heart, narrow attack, dark sound, less flexibility (analogous O07)

reed more bright, more flexible

reed more dark, more stable