Author: stevensfo
Date: 2009-03-07 20:06
I think it all comes down to the person playing the instrument.
I'm in Italy and play a Rigoutat Riec. My teacher and his other student both play a Patricola. These have a right and lefthand C# and thumb operated B, but like all modern oboe teachers here, he is perfectly familiar with the french style keys.
His oboe sounds no different to any other when played well. He swears by Patricola but once said that all oboes can play well. It's the reed and the player that make the music. (Talking about prof. models). I guess there has to be a certain minimum quality for this to work, but they're all reputable makers of oboes.
As for 'darker sound', perhaps somebody would be kind enough to put up an mp3 file of somebody playing, in a blind test, a 'dark' oboe vs a 'light' oboe. Not that I'm saying that there isn't a difference, just that I really don't know what they should sound like.
Then a blind test of 'blown out' vs 'non blown out'.
Or wood vs plastic?
Nah, let's have something to keep us busy talking about for the next 100 years! ;-)
Steve
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