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Re: Good general oboe

Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2012-04-25 03:28

At your age, it may be best to get either a good plastic oboe or a well-seasoned older wooden oboe. Fox oboes are great for this, and they even have a 'professional' model plastic oboe (model 300) and also a model with a plastic top joint and a wooden bottom joint (model 450). Unless you decide to become a performance major at college, these models will be fine for a long time.

Whatever you choose, the oboe that will last you the longest will have an appropriate amount of keywork. You must get a left hand F and a low Bb, minimum. Other niceties (which people argue about whether they are actually needed) are third octave key (you won't need this for a long time, possibly not at all) and Bb resonance.

There is a lovely gentleman who sometimes comments on here called Peter Hurd. He specialises is selling excellent quality used oboes. It would be worth sending him an email. His website is oboes.us

Another wonderful person to contact would be Hannah Selznik at hannahsoboes.com. She particularly has a lot of the intermediate and plastic range of used oboes and quite a few Foxes and Yamahas.

If you buy from a reputable double reed store or seller (like those above), and you stick to a known brand, not having a teacher other than your band director should not be too much of an issue. If you start going onto Craigslist and other online sites, you are risking the oboe not working properly or many other dramas.

Post Edited (2012-04-25 03:35)

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