Author: mschmidt
Date: 2009-08-22 16:58
You don't need a local dealer, necessarily--lots of places will send out oboes on trial. The only problem with this is that you end up paying for shipping, and shipping these expensive instruments usually involves some insurance costs as well. Many of the better dealers will provide you with a lot of counsel and advice before they start shipping you stuff, which can probably cut down on the costs. But it helps to have some idea of what you're looking for.
I play a Marigaux from the early 1990s--which I gather was a great time for Marigauxs. I loved the one my teacher was playing in 1989, and so I kept it in mind when shopping around in 2005. Nora Post (from whom I bought my instrument) said that, in general, they tended to be a bit more forgiving of sub-optimal reeds. My new oboe instructor is typically American Loree-centric, and seemed rather pleasantly surprised with the sound of my Marigaux, commenting twice on it during the course of my first lesson.
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
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