Author: cjwright
Date: 2011-11-19 03:10
In the $2000-$3500 price range for a community band (or school/ institutional use), I invariably recommend a second hand, FULL professional model oboe by
Kreul (Hans Kreul, Gordet/Kreul, Kreul/Mirafone, Lucerne/Kreul, Genet/Kreul).
The Kreul oboe has the most robustly engineered and toughest alloy key-work of any oboe I know of. They survive many decades of hard use, and then can be rebuilt for many more decades of hard use. And the Kreul oboes have heaps of personality and character- positively the Kreul oboe has "something to say,"
whereas I find the Fox and the Yamaha instruments to be bland at best.
The difficulty with the Kreul oboes is that they tend to sell out immediately once I have had an overhaul accomplished.
However, some other professional model instruments to recommend in your price range:
[In the "bargain basement" realm it is difficult to surpass the Linton ZRL (this is also the Armstrong 5030). Has ALL the requisite professional key-work, and, wood or plastic, they actually play very well.]
Bulgheroni "Artist" (many "stencils")
Chauvet (BW series preferred)
Barre'
Jarde'
With best wishes,
Peter
Blog, An Oboe In Paradise
Solo Oboe, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra
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