Author: johnt
Date: 2009-01-30 18:22
My teacher played with the San Jose Symphony for 35 years on the same Loree oboe. When he sold it, it was as good as the day he bought it. Blowout is a myth. People get new oboes for the same reason they trade in their cars at 50,000 miles, as someone here has previously opined. Dutchy, if you want to buy an oboe (Loree or Howarth, the best out there IMHO) have Peter Hurd or Hannah of Hannah's Oboes check it out for you. It is the quality of the reed & the support behind it that determines the quality of the sound. So Drew is spot on when he says "To each their own." Ya pays yer $$$ & takes yer choice. Though I digress a tad here, this is tantamount to spending over $100 for a reed knife when the Neilsen wedge at $30 + is really the best knife out there for reed refinement. I use a Dewalt jointer blade (German steel) to getting rid of most of the cane. You can get three for something like $55 & change at Lowe's. Sears charges about half that amount for three & they work just fine too. With a General file/tool handle from Ace Hardware for about $9 +, bobs your uncle; although if you really want to be MacGyverish, you can wrap duct tape around one end & have yourself a dandy handle for even less. There, now. I'm through blathering. I feel better ![[grin]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie5.gif)
Best,
john
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