Author: huboboe
Date: 2012-06-24 01:21
Y'know - John Mack ended his career playing on one of the narrowest shapes in in the business and his tone was just fine.
I wouldn't stress over the shape but rather what works best for you.
Think for a minute about how you experience the wide range of tonal quality of your colleagues clarinets, flutes, etc. They're different from each other, just as their speaking voices are, but when they play you hear a clarinet or a flute.
In the same way, your colleagues just hear an oboe, unless you aren't comfortable with what you do, in which case they hear your discomfort.
There's a wide range of tastes out there and even the sound you finally end with won't appeal to everyone, but that's a long term journey. Don't try to change everything at once, be comfortable and play music.
My 2 cents worth...
Robert Hubbard
WestwindDoubleReed.com
1-888-579-6020
bob@westwinddoublereed.com
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