Author: Dutchy
Date: 2010-10-11 04:01
1) I am 55, I live in the U.S.A.
2) I am a housewife, and I play the oboe for my own enjoyment, as a hobby.
3) I play a Fox 333; I have played it for over 5 years now. I believe it is fairly popular, as plastic intermediate oboes go.
4) A = 440.
5) I do not make my own reeds. I buy them online from an assortment of handmade reedmakers, such as Tabbytoes, Forrests, Lisa Hudson, Goodtoneguild, Stuart Dunkel, and others. They are American-style long scrape.
6) I selected the Fox 333 because I did some investigation and found that it was a highly recommended intermediate oboe, considered good value for the money(I wanted to spend around $2,000), and with a high resale value should I ever decide to move up. I actually bought it through the online auction site, but it came from a reputable online music dealer with the highest feedback rating possible, who also has a bricks-and-mortar store in Nevada, and who offered a full guarantee. It was brand-new. I was not able to try it before I bought it, but I assumed that as it was from a reputable maker, it would be all right.
7) It is a fine oboe. I am very happy with it. The only oboe I could move up to would be a wooden model, probably a Fox, but as this is only a hobby, I probably will not budget several thousand dollars for something like that.
8) If I ever did move up to a wooden oboe, I would be looking for a good used oboe, and I would go through reputable American online used oboe dealers, who give you a chance to try out (with a credit card number or a deposit). I would probably not be interested in a top-of-the-line model such as a Marigaux or a Loree, because as I said, this is just a hobby and it would seem like overkill. I would probably be looking for a wooden Fox.
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