Author: oboi
Date: 2012-01-19 05:36
I have a 441P. You will have to ask which letter it is M, P or A. P is a hybrid, with plastic top joint. The other two are all wooden or all plastic models. I liked it back in the day when it was my primary instrument. My teacher thought it was good for an intermediate instrument. I don't know if it was my oboe in particular, but I always played sharp on the instrument, so I don't know if they are tuned a bit higher or not. Mind you, part of the reason was my technique. However, at the time, since I used my teacher's reeds which were tuned to her instrument, I had pitch problems, so that fasttracked the making of my own reeds. Even now, the Yamaha is much sharper than my Marigaux, so I can't interchange reeds.
I really like the keywork on the Yamaha. Very ergonomic and well-made. I haven't tried the Fox 333, nor have I tried any other intermediate oboe, though.
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