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Author: WoodwindGurl
Date: 2010-02-15 02:13
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I was a clarinet player in high school, but loved all woodwind instruments. During marching band one season, there was a rare oboe solo. Rather than have another instrument play it - the band director asked anyone if they were interested. I decided to give it a try and went to a local pawn store and bought a 'cheap' oboe. Now I am looking to resell it and I have no idea as to the model number or to how much it costs.
Here is the info:
Selmer (its an old selmer stamp - see pictures)
Stamped: O 2606
Has "Depose" stamped above selmer stamp
Has "France" stamped under selmer stamp
Wood Grain
Any help? I have spent the past day and a half on google and various websites. They keys dont really match anything I have seen and the case is very old. It has a wide area on the left to hold things (tuner, swabs, etc) which most oboe cases dont have.
I would very much appreciate the insight!
Post Edited (2010-02-15 02:20)
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Author: Dutchy
Date: 2010-02-15 13:41
First of all, I'm extremely curious how your oboe solo went. And I'm fascinated by the idea of a band teacher who would seriously think that someone could just pick up an oboe and play the solo without extensive training beforehand; if it had been a trumpet solo, and he didn't happen to have a trumpet player, would he have proposed that one of his other brass players just pick up a trumpet at a pawn shop and give it a go? --She said a trifle huffily, not having a lot of respect for band teachers who themselves don't have a lot of respect for the oboe. ![[grin]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie5.gif)
But anyway...I do not know what specific model your Selmer might be, but I do know that old wooden Selmers do not fetch high prices. They are not collectible or particularly prized. Some people like some of their models a lot, some models make valuable second-string or backup oboes, but overall you're not looking at something that people are lining up to buy, either in the serious used-instrument market or on eBay. You might be able to get a few hundred dollars for it on eBay, even if you didn't know the model number, from the used-instrument resellers who cruise there.
It looks to me that although it does have the low Bb key on the bell (a plus), I do not see a left-hand F key on the key cluster at the top of the middle joint (a minus).
Your best bet would be to contact a reputable used-instrument dealer like Midwest Musical Imports and ask them if they'd be interested in selling it for you on consignment.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-02-15 15:23
Selmer Paris oboes are pro model instruments (they only made the one model of oboe and also cors anglais), but aren't up to the standards set by other French makes such as Loree, Marigaux, Buffet, Rigoutat, etc.
The last one I rebuilt wasn't good at all - the tuning was all over the shop. But that's not to say the one you've got is a bad instrument.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: WoodwindGurl
Date: 2010-02-17 00:44
Thanks so much!
The solo went really well actually. From the time he announced the position to the time of the first performance - was about 4 months. They had an instrument already to play and I had lessons everyday after school to learn the instrument (and I am a fast learner, I love music). I went and bought one so I could practice on the weekends and when I traveled as well.
A few hundred is all I paid for it - so it would be good to recoup! Thanks again! :D
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