Adam Oboe d'amore Shaper Tips

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 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.