Author: DrewSorensenMusic
Date: 2011-12-05 18:41
I think you are right about renting an oboe first. I do believe I may just do that, assuming I can find a place that will do that for me.
As far as staples are concerned, I've ordered a bunch of different types to find the best combo for me. Its true that it could confuse the matter, but I think really the point in trying oboes it to discover what would work for you best, so I've got all the options at my disposal. I don't believe I'll be performance ready in a day, but I believe I can select a suitable instrument with the tools available, using my background in saxes, flute, and clarinets as a spring board.
What I'm quit interested in learning is how I should approach the reed. As a clarinet or saxophone. Now before everyone posts saying they're not even close to single reed instruments, here's what I mean. For saxophone, which is a conical bore instrument (and maybe this is a real reason for this thread), I use a very soft reed, that I feel vibrates the full length of the cane, and gives a nice complex tone. Quite the opposite, for clarinet I use as hard a reed as I can find with a thick heart. This gives what I like to refer to it as the water tone, liquid like, lots of lower partials, blends very well with other instruments (I know some of you may not appreciate the clarinet, and even less the sax, but that's a different topic)
From listening lots to youtube and radio orchestras, the oboe seems to stick out, which makes me think of it as more of an approach to the saxophone and its reeds. Maybe this is why the oboe tunes an orchestra, because the resonance a conical bore instrument makes (more higher partials) carries through the other instruments.
That being said, I would make reeds on the lighter side, which also makes sense because the reeds made for me by the professionals are quite a bit lighter than I thought they would be, even if they were a strength 4 out of 6.
I dunno, food for thought.
Kind Regards
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