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Re: The 11000$ price range

Author: Trond.Bjarne
Date: 2012-07-04 19:20

The weather is quite stable mostly. Temprature ranges from 25'C in the summer to -15'C in the winter. Sometimes we get extreme winters with -25'C and wery dry air. In the summer there can sometimes be very humid altough not extremly so.

I shure would like to become proficient enough to play good on a Dupin. Sounds like great fun to play on.

I'll try to make a chat with Erik Niord Larsen. I got to figure out how to find ways of taking lessons. There is no one nearby who plays oboe. Bergen and Oslo is 4,5 hours drive from here. Maybe i could rent an apartment somwhere for a month and take lessons. A summer in Paris, London or Amsterdam possibly maybe.

Regarding Buffet Crampon i have mixed experiences. What i dislike with them is that the student level clarinets is almost double the price compared to other clarinets of equal quality. I say they sell their crap very expensive. So i think that their low level clarinets is not worth it at all. On the other hand i do like their high end models. They on the other hand are superbe for the price. In particular i heard a top model buffet bass clarinet and it suddenly made sense to me the point of playing bass clarinet. Excelent intonation and easy to articulate. Superbe sounds coming from that one.

When it comes to GreenLine i think the best argument is that the intonation is stable for it's whole lifetime. There should be no need to adjust toneholes due to woodexpansion. I wish I knew the facts about GreenLine cracking and tenon problems. I feel Buffet Crampon is not ohnest and open enough.

I do not dislike Buffet and I'm not scared off, yet.

I believe that a realy good instrument would make a difference to me. I have this drive inside me to maximize the potential in what i do. This i beleive would give me a positive boost in my drive towards professionalism. By mastering the challenge to get the best tone of the instrument would feel like such a big acievement that it would boost my motivation. I think, and a Dupin would be to early to benefit from at pre 3000 hours. When i buy an high end oboe it is because i want to aceive the goal of mastering the potential of the instrument. That is a gratifying and fun task. Imagine giving someone the goosebumps from your playing. What a feeling of accomplishment that would be.

I guess one of the big questions here is how many hours of practice does it take to produce a consistent excelent tone?

Another one is the consideration of how many hours a year does one practice. The level of devotion.

Thanks

Trond-Bjarne Klungseth Johnsen
Norway

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