Author: Dutchy
Date: 2006-11-25 05:12
"Not much to lose"? Only $125. 
Rescuing oboes is nice, but only if it's an oboe worth rescuing.
For starters, is it wood, or plastic? Wood or plastic by itself doesn't mean much, as there are excellent plastic oboes, and there are terrible wood oboes. Is there a manufacturer's name on it somewhere?
Assuming it's by a decent manufacturer and isn't some El Cheapo student oboe, or some strange off-brand with a weirdo and obsolete key system that is no longer in business ....It's going to cost you probably at least the purchase price yet again to have it renovated into a playable condition. You probably are familiar with how much it would cost to recondition a clarinet in a similar condition. Well, do you want to spend that? You'll end up with a $250 oboe. You can get very nice, used, reputable oboes for that. If you really want to spend $250 on a used oboe, I'd just go out and buy one. At least you'll know where it's been, and what kind of oboe it is.
And no, there is essentially no market for antique or "collectible" oboes. If it ain't playable, nobody wants it.
Since you know absolutely nothing about what you're looking at, and since you're not interested in playing your $250 used oboe yourself, I'd save my money. I can think of more interesting ways to spend $125.
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