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Re: Help Identify Oboe

Author: Dutchy  Date:   2010-02-15 13:41 First of all, I'm extremely curious how your oboe solo went. And I'm fascinated by the idea of a band teacher who would seriously think that someone could just pick up an oboe and play the solo without extensive training beforehand; if it had been a trumpet solo, and he didn't happen to have a trumpet player, would he have proposed that one of his other brass players just pick up a trumpet at a pawn shop and give it a go? --She said a trifle huffily, not having a lot of respect for band teachers who themselves don't have a lot of respect for the oboe. But anyway...I do not know what specific model your Selmer might be, but I do know that old wooden Selmers do not fetch high prices. They are not collectible or particularly prized. Some people like some of their models a lot, some models make valuable second-string or backup oboes, but overall you're not looking at something that people are lining up to buy, either in the serious used-instrument market or on eBay. You might be able to get a few hundred dollars for it on eBay, even if you didn't know the model number, from the used-instrument resellers who cruise there. It looks to me that although it does have the low Bb key on the bell (a plus), I do not see a left-hand F key on the key cluster at the top of the middle joint (a minus). Your best bet would be to contact a reputable used-instrument dealer like Midwest Musical Imports and ask them if they'd be interested in selling it for you on consignment.

Topics	Author	Date
Help Identify Oboe  new	WoodwindGurl	2010-02-15 02:13
Re: Help Identify Oboe	Dutchy	2010-02-15 13:41
Re: Help Identify Oboe  new	Chris P	2010-02-15 15:23
Re: Help Identify Oboe  new	WoodwindGurl	2010-02-17 00:44

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