Author: DrewSorensenMusic
Date: 2013-03-06 13:36
I thought I should also add, oboe is an expensive hobby, so if you are on a limited budget, I would not suggest taking on the project. It mainly has to do with the reeds. Good professional reed makers charge a fair price for their service, but it's much more than a box of vandorens, and they don't last as long. If you choose to make your own, the equipment is expensive and the learning curve even moreso. You will wind up destroying a lot of cane just learning to tie the things onto the staple, let along figuring out how to get them to play anything, and then to actually play in tune with good response. I'm not trying to dissuade you, but it is a real discussion weather things are affordable. Life after purchasing your oboe is much more expensive than life after purchasing a flute or clarinet.
All that being said, it's a beautiful sounding instrument when you get it right. Though, the feeling of playing long passages on the oboe is less than pleasant. I still have to work on proper breathing technique, another factor to the instrument that is completely different from the other woodwinds.
Good Luck,
Drew S.
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