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Covey - Which to choose?

Author: JRJINSA
Date: 2007-01-18 15:27

I'm about to go from a plastic to wood oboe guys! This "hobby" is getting pretty serious for me and I'm ready to spend some mula. I have decided on a Covey and am leaning towards one in particular. Which would you choose? Traditional Model or Classic Model? See descriptions below -

I am really interested in what you guys have to say, particularly you Susan, as I know you have a Traditional. What do you think of it? What do you think of their "Classic"?

Thanks all!

Traditional Model Covey Oboe - Our Traditional model is a continuation of the line of our professional oboes started in 1979, and features the beautiful traditional sound of the Covey Oboe with all the advances in acoustics that our ongoing work has revealed.

Classic Model Covey Oboe - Introduced in the Fall of 2000, the Classic Covey oboe was designed to be a revival of earlier-design oboes, reminiscent of instruments of famous oboists who founded and developed the American school of oboe playing. The Classic features bore modifications to enhance control in the low register, and raised tones holes in the left hand to enrich the sound of upper notes. The result is an oboe with a full, sweet sound which handles well and resonates in all registers. The key mechanism, for acoustical reasons, intentionally omits the 3rd octave and bell resonance keys, but does include an F resonance key which can be adjusted closed.

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