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Author: mschmidt
Date: 2011-01-29 15:45
Yeah, but just think, you get an oboe like that and two months later it cracks....I'm not saying anything bad against Marigaux, just reflecting on the fact that you will always, to some extent, be at the mercy of your equipment. So says the guy whose Lorée is at RDG getting a crack pinned....SIGH.
I am back to playing my older Marigaux and readjusting (ok, don't pull up on the G anymore, mike, and open wide for that A), loving the lower register and cringing just a bit at the thinness of the upper, knowing that I'm not going to be completely happy with the Lorée when it comes back, either.
We have these discussions in our quartet. The bassoonist and flautist both have teachers who say "your equipment doesn't matter" but these same teachers spend gazillions on their own instruments. We think they're a bit hypocritical. My own teacher, being an oboist, recognizes the importance of equipment and a fair percentage of our lessons are spent talking about adjustments, oboes, gougers (even though I don't even gouge my own cane) and shapes. But there's something to be said for the mantras of the bassoon and flute teachers--at some point you do have to accept your own equipment and do the best you can with what you have.
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
Post Edited (2011-01-29 15:46)
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HautboisJJ |
2011-01-29 15:11 |
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mschmidt |
2011-01-29 15:45 |
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GoodWinds |
2011-01-29 16:42 |
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mschmidt |
2011-02-03 18:02 |
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mjfoboe |
2011-01-29 17:41 |
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Alphons |
2011-02-01 15:56 |
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RobinDesHautbois |
2011-02-07 18:38 |
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