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Re: The 11000$ price range

Author: Trond.Bjarne
Date: 2012-07-03 22:10

I am new to oboe although the idea came to me two years ago. I have beed reading and listening since the facination started.

I started playing drums and percussion for three years when i was twelve. Then later in life i discovered the clarinet and has played on that for two years. I've a good understanding of rythm and counting. I have a partial perfect pitch and perfect hearing, like ca 1% of the population. I've trained a professional method for self teaching and am an advanced student in everything i set upon myself. My main challenge currently is to get my fingers to play fast enough. My greathes strenght is my deeply rooted love for music and high fidelity. Mentaly i like to run upphill and like to tackle challenging tasks that seemingly no one else likes to manage.

Now, I never played oboe before but last October i heard Iceland Symphonic Orcestra playing in Eldborg, Harpa, Reykjavik. I was in tears deeply happy that i found my Love. There i heard the oboe play and i found that the sound of the oboe is my hearts longing. I am an INFP so this choice has to feel right or else i would have dropped it.

Moneywise i could afford any oboe but i think that 11000$ is enough for starters. I was planing on buying a Wurlitzer clarinet that i was saving for, but the clarinet came in at second place in the long run.

My goal is simply to practice 3000 hours and take it from there. My vision is to become an private instructor in my hometown.

I am looking for an instrument that has exceptional potential for good tone and sound. That is durable, dependable and can last my lifetime. Doupin might be the next step for me if i go longterm commited professional. If i was to buy a wooden instrument at this pricerange then i recon i need good understanding of how to care for the wooden oboe.

I agree fully on the 'First, start with an instrument that will help every aspect of your artistic and professional life.' and i think the greatest benefit of going high end is to maximise the potential for feeling good while playing. To enjoy playing the instrument so much that it becomes a selfsustaining daily activity.

These are my thoughts and expreiences.

I see the Buffet Crampon orfeo goes for 11500$ here in Norway.

I tied my three first reeds today and promtly broke the imediatley. Three more to go before bedtime...

Thank you all for responding. Great fun for me to read your thoughts.

Trond-Bjarne Klungseth Johnsen
Norway

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