Author: oboist2
Date: 2018-06-21 02:13
Teresa, good luck on your quest. There are a lot of options. For my money, and from experience, I would be tempted to look seriously at a Fossati Tiery or perhaps a Howarth S40C. As you are in NZ, it would be worth contacting Richard Craig Woodwind, across the ditch in Adelaide, as he has good new and second hand oboes, and he and his wife Celia ( a superb oboist) will not see you wrong...http://richardcraig.com.au. if you don't already have a teacher, you would find it very helpful. I used to teach in Christchurch but moved back to Australia, but there are many good teachers out there. As far as "quackers" are concerned. That is more a problem with the player or the reeds or both, rather than the instrument. Another thing you could look at is an oboe by Armstrong-Werth. John Armstrong lives and manufactures oboes in China, but unlike most Chinese instruments, these are good, and relatively inexpensive. A link to their basic site is . http://www.aw-oboe.com.au All the very best in your search. Geoff Pearce
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