Author: heckelmaniac
Date: 2011-12-05 07:44
A quick note about Buffet Greenline oboes.
Aside from the difficulty with the tenon breaking, Greenline oboes can and do crack.
I have had two clients who have had their Greenline oboes crack, and in most dramatic fashion. The fix is to have a new top joint made. Not like fixing a crack in a wood oboe. If the oboe is still under warranty, Buffet will make a new joint gratis. If not under warranty, good luck. The advertising for Greenline oboes states "crack resistant" (true), not "crack proof."
At the IDRS convention in Tempe, I tried a bevy of Greenline oboes.
I was surprised at how much they seemed to differ one from another.
Usually I find the Greenline oboe (in my estimation)
tantamount to being an ("edgy") "reed trumpet." I did manage to find one Greenline on display that was in fact seemed to have some depth and complexity to the sound, and not especially "edgy." Likely best to try as many as possible before choosing.
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