Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2011-04-24 14:10
I do several gigs a year (maybe three or four) which are outdoors. Most are in summer, but occasionally the temperature drops more than expected.
Every time a gig comes up, I wish I had done something about an outdoor gig oboe. Tomorrow (ANZAC Day dawn service) I will be taking the Marigaux, but I will keep a plastic Yamaha close in case I sense the temperature is just too dicey.
At any rate, I would like to do something about a backup oboe at some point. I know my budget is limited (and as a soon-to-be student again, it will be even more so!), which will affect my choice considerably. It would have to be under US$1000, preferably closer to the $500 mark. (I know I'm pushing it!) I would love a Fox 330 or 333, but I haven't seen a used one under $1600 for a long time, which for 3 or 4 times a year doesn't seem worth it.
So I guess my options are: wait until an unbelieveable deal on a Fox comes up, alter the Yamaha (it is a 211, and I can't live without the left F or low Bb in band) or invest in something more like a Selmer (I may have the model wrong) 102, which I have seen for around the $600 mark.
I know the Selmer gets a bad wrap, but I am keeping things in perspective here! This is for only a couple of times a year, in an amateur community band at gigs where no one listens to us!
Thoughts or more suggestions welcome! I would love to hear what others do as well.
Rachel
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