Adam English Horn Shaper Tips - Wire EDM

These shaper tips are manufactured using wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining). See the explanation below to understand the quality differences between these and the milled shaper tips.

Falstaff

The curve was developed from the Ruth oboe shaper tip with wider options for a robust sound.

Mimi

A similar shape to the Caleb oboe shaper tip for a more focused sound with the upper register notes being "up" in place.

The numbers added to the shaper names indicate a .025mm difference for every 1 number added or subtracted. For instance, the Falstaff +2 is .05mm wider in all measurements than the Falstaff.

All shapers and shaper tips have a 30-day trial period. Compare several, choose one, and send back the rest for a full refund minus shipping. Returns after the 30-day trial period will be subject to a 10% restocking fee in addition to the cost of shipping, but must be returned in like new to new physical condition.

Manufacturing Method

Traditional shaper tip manufacturing involves cutting processes that typically result in a ±0.01mm margin of error in the finished tip size.

We offer a version of the Adam shaper tips created using wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining). It uses a different cutting process that improves accuracy to just ±0.001mm—that's 10x more accurate!

While wire EDM is incredibly accurate, it is also slow and expensive for manufacturing shaper tips. We believe wire EDM Adam shaper tips are worth the investment when you need a precise and consistent copy of the Adam shapes with unmatched accuracy.