Author: Oboe Craig
Date: 2011-01-22 00:17
I have not bought shaped cane since circa 1973, but would think the Forrests top-shel stuff and RDG (Gilbert) stuff would be good. And Stewart Dunkel's cane.
Affordable is another economics lesson though.
If you get only 1 out of 10 useful reeds from a cheap source and 1out of 4 from a more expensive source... you have to do the math, and protect your time investment as intangible costs in the process.
If I could get 1 out of 1 at my standard of expectation, I would be happy to pay $6 for the piece of cane.
And BTW, I really do believe cane sources offer much better quality cane than 30 years ago. Its a good time to be alive as an oboe player.
Aside from costs though, do try to stockpile good cane when you find it.
Gouged or shaped.... no matter. It only gets better with time, and it only gets more expensive later.
-Craig
Post Edited (2011-01-22 00:19)
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