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Re: Intermediate A Clarinets?

Author: reedfriendly
Date: 2015-11-26 07:33

Funny thing is though, most oboe players would swear against wood student oboes. The Fox 330, a $2k+ instrument, is full conservatory, silver-key but all plastic. Oboes are so much more susceptible to cracks than clarinets, so this makes sense. Our school currently owns one wood intermediate oboe, probably the same Selmer, and it has been cracked once in its life, and fixed somewhat poorly.

So I'm able to play both sides of this fence here. I'm not against composite instruments in general, I just haven't liked this one in particular. :p Which stinks, because I do want to like it! and the sound is not the issue. For what the Ridenour costs I would want to see:

-A smoother finish to the rubber, like a mouthpiece
-Stronger, better quality keywork, and silver plated
-A more refined engraving

The Fox 330, by contrast, excels in all of these areas.

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