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Re: Flute Player needing Oboe help!!

Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2015-06-02 11:13

Also a flute player who has pretty much moved permanently onto oboe... :P

My recommendation is to purchase a used professional model. I was a flute performance major and began dabbling with the other woodwinds in order to secure more teaching after I graduated. Oboe kind of won over all of them.

The reason for this is because you have already played (or will play, at some stage during your degree) another wind instrument to a high standard. It doesn't take much to get the second/third/fourth instruments to a similar standard if you put in the effort, certainly a lot less time than the first one took. I grew out of my old beat up starter instrument (which was still wood) in about 2 years. I knew what playing a professional instrument meant, the feel, the potential. I really don't recommend purchasing an intermediate instrument if you've come from a professional flute.

I have a Marigaux 901, which I bought used. I love it. As a flute player, I feel like its tone resonates with me perhaps more than other brands (but then, I prefer the Muramatsu sound over the Sankyo/Powell sound in flutes).

Brands to look at:
Marigaux (older ones are marked SML Marigaux)
Rigoutat (they can be reed-fussy but they are good value on the used market)
Howarth (particularly the older S5s can be very solid instruments)
Bulgheroni
Loree (as you are aware of)

It's probably best to stick to these brands, or have your teacher select an instrument for you, if you haven't already started playing. You might decide you really like the pro Buffet or the Patricola or the Fossati, but these brands tend to suit quite individual tastes and polarise people sometimes! Your teacher will be your best resource as they can try out any potentials for you.

Also, if he doesn't jump in on this thread, contact Peter Hurd of oboes.us. He has excellent advice and will be able to match you up to a suitable oboe within your budget, and it will be in excellent repair.

Good luck!

Rachel

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