Rigotti Cane, Continued.
Well, it is confirmed. I posted a note on the Oboe Bboard asking advice regarding this stinky Rigotti cane, and I got this response.
Rigotti is my favourite cane, used it regularly over the last 15 years.
It doesn’t look that great, other cane is more consistent in colouring, but the sound is warm and crisp (from a good reed!), to my ears.
I usually get best results with a thick gauge.
Be careful not to pick the harder pieces, as Rigotti can be pretty hard.
-Nissen
Nissen is the also the maker of the Nissen Staple, another version of a corkless staple modeled after Alex Lubell’s Superstaple that I would love to try, but they’re a bit expensive (6.90 Euros, approximately $5.00 to refit YOUR OWN staple that you send to him). He has a very nice website, well worth looking at. I’m a fan of Chudnow’s E corkless staples, and would love to try out the Nissen staple.
So, he suggested to get a thick gouge, so I went medium, thick, and super thick. My results are turned out less than stellar, but the best result I got was with the medium gouge (.64 down the middle, thinner on the sides). As he mentioned, the tone is certainly crisp, but I don’t find much warmth in it (perhaps its his Nissen Staple I need!) So basically I’m stuck with 3/4 a pound of Rigotti, probably 40 pregouged pieces, and nothing to do with it.
So Nissen, if you’re out there reading this, want to make a trade? The rest of my Rigotti for 15 tubes refitted? I’ll even split, sort, and pregouge some more for you!
