Adam Oboe d'amore Shaper Tips

Jessie oboe d'amore tips are 50% OFF!

In the oboe d'amore tip comparison chart following, the wrap point (5.7mm) is assigned a value of zero. The throat is measured 4mm above that, the belly at 12mm, and the tip at 23mm. 5.7mm is the wrap point used by Westwind Double Reeds who took measurements for all our tips so we could present accurate comparisons among all the different brands of tips.

Jessie

Extended from the Samson oboe shaper tip series with a slight flare under the ears.

Kiri

Similar shape to the Ruth oboe shaper tip series but scaled to d'Amore dimensions.

Comparison Chart

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 requires shaper tips to be heated to harden the metal after they’ve been formed. This process changes the size of the finished tip, introducing a ±0.05mm margin of error in either direction.

Adam shaper tips are created using a Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machine). Because the steel is hardened prior to cutting, accuracy is improved to an error margin of only ±0.001mm. This technology also allows us to use harder steel, crafting shaper tips with a significantly longer life.

The tradeoff for the superior quality of these tips is the increase in cost. Wire EDMs are tremendously costly machines, extremely expensive to run and maintain, slow in manufacturing, and there are few qualified expert machinists available to operate them. We believe that the exceedingly high precision, consistency, durability, and increased lifespan of the shaper tips produced by Wire EDMs are worth the investment.