 The Oboe BBoard
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Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2014-10-16 11:06
Hi Jouez-hautbois. Until I upgraded to a duel system Howarth I played a plastic Bundy Oboe that even had the low Bb. It sounded very nice and it was much lighter to hold than my Howarth which is kinda, like other full Conservatoire systems , overloaded with mechanism. I tried the thumb rest that you mentioned but found that it caused a slightly further reach for my right hand little finger causing discomfort. Previous to trying that thumb rest out I was using a Tom Ridenour rubber saddle thumb rest. I've gone back to the Ridenour.
My Howarth duel system is a S55c and it weighs in at 704 g. This is quite a bit of weight for such a small hand held instrument aggravated by the fact that most of the weight on the right thumb is below the thumb rest owing to leverage. Much worst than the Clarinet.
As for weight I kinda miss that plastic Bundy.
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jouez_hautbois |
2014-10-16 08:17 |
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Wes |
2014-10-16 10:47 |
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Re: Weight, plastic and wood new |
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Barry Vincent |
2014-10-16 11:06 |
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WoodwindOz |
2014-10-16 15:37 |
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oboi |
2014-10-17 00:21 |
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wkleung |
2014-10-17 09:40 |
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jouez_hautbois |
2014-10-19 20:49 |
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Barry Vincent |
2014-10-20 00:19 |
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wkleung |
2014-10-20 04:50 |
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Oboelips |
2014-10-20 22:19 |
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jouez_hautbois |
2014-10-24 00:24 |
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Jeltsin |
2014-10-24 10:18 |
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WoodwindOz |
2014-10-24 12:09 |
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robertargoe |
2014-11-02 19:14 |
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