 The Fingering Forum
|
Author: d-oboe
Date: 2002-12-28 23:35
I noticed another topic on this site about a "Green Line" oboe from buffet, and for, I think it was, oboeguy who was wondering, I would definitely recommend buying one. I had previously played on other buffets, they were ok, not the greatest thing ever, but they functioned suitably well. The greenlines, however, work like a charm. Maybe it's just my oboe, but the lower range, from Eb down, is AWESOME! The tone is so rich, it responds well, and doesn't get claggy after holding a low note for a while. The high register is great, the tuning is impeccable, I was amazed: after warming up, I could hit dead center on the tuner; without instability. The notes I was impressed with were "altissimo" F,F#,and G. They didn't sound fuzzy as they sometimes do. Well that's all, if you want to know more about my oboe, oboeguy, just write me on here!
D-Oboe
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Laura
Date: 2002-12-29 03:14
I'm glad that you had a good experience with that type of oboe. You may have read that I didn't. I noticed that the keys bent easily and so on and so forth. How long have you had the oboe? Was it previously owned? Did you try it before you bought it? Sorry if I'm being nosy, but I have an inquiring mind.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: d-oboe
Date: 2002-12-29 17:48
You're from the US right? Now, which type of oboe was it? I know that some buffets have been known to do that. I even owned one, not the greenline, for a short period, and the key work would frequently bend a little, and put the oboe out of alignment. For some reason, I have a feeling the reason you US'ers have trouble with them is because of climate. All buffet oboes are made in France, like cold France, and then shipped to wherever. Since Canada is on a similar latitude to France we have approximately the same winter-summer periods. My instructor spoke with the guy who makes greenlines, and he said when they're exposed to heat for longer periods of time, that they tend to be more "malleable"; to whatever extent that a metal can be.
About the oboe, yes it was previously owned for 8 years: so it is well broken-in. I have found that any brand of oboe, however good they may be, will usually require a fair bit of service, and breaking in before they become accustomed to being used. It's almost ironic, because the brands that are most respected by americans aren't as highly respected by Canadians. Covey, and Loree seem to be the most common ones used these days in the US, but in Canada more of the french brands, like Marigaux, and Buffet.
Now, coming into the "21st century" all these companies are pretty much equal in quality, it really all depends on the oboe that you have sitting in front of you. It's like our double reeds, some, no matter how hard we scrape and carve, just won't crow. So one oboe could be perfect, whereas a different oboe of the same model could be useless.
Moral of the story: play the crap out an oboe before you buy it.
D-oboe
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Laura
Date: 2003-01-02 17:59
My school bought a green line Buffet oboe my freshman year of high school and the girl who was two years older than me played it her junior and senior years. I switched to oboe halfway through my freshman year and played a very old yamaha that we wrapped rubber bands around the keys to keep them down. I played the oboe my junior year and I really liked it. Then I started having some troubles with it, though nothing huge. I thought it was quite normal after hearing from other high-schoolers that the oboe was finicky. Then, I was practicing it in marching season of my senior year (I always kept up with the instruments I wasn't playing regularly at the time - still do) and I was putting it together and the tenon on the top joint broke off in the middle joint. I worried for a while that it might just have been me, but I really don't think it was. I had used a small amount of cork grease because it hadn't been played in about two months (not my fault, the school lent it to someone who kept forgetting to bring it back) and was twisting as I always do and know it correct. It was still under warranty, thank heaven, but I didn't play it again. I got a covey for my birthday and have played it since. It's been a little less than a year.
Like I said, I just had a bad experience. And since I tend to ramble, if some of that doesn't make sense, just ask and I'll clarify.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
The Clarinet Pages
|
 |
