Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2004-11-07 03:06
Sue:
Oboes do tend to be lighter in the hands than the clarinet. The student model oboes especially are lighter than the professional model clarinets. The professional model oboes, however, are heavier than the student models -- enough so that some oboists look for instruments in lighter-weight woods (violetwood, e.g.)
I switched from a very heavy clarinet to a student oboe, and felt the positive difference immediately. Now I am using a pro oboe, and it feels a little heavy -- enough so that my thumb knows about it, but still not as bad as the clarinet.
Did you injure your thumb and forefinger by playing, or was it already that way when you started? My guess is that, if you are having trouble with the clarinet, unless it is simply a weight problem, you'd eventually have trouble with the oboe, too.
There are also all sorts of straps and supports that one can attach to either oboe or clarinet. I've never used one, but my stand-mate last summer used a thing called a "fhred", and it seemed to do the trick for her.
Good luck!
Susan
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