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 Re: Time to upgrade???
Author: Oboelips 
Date:   2012-11-27 21:24

Greetings!
I too, was a flutist (for 20-some years) before picking up the oboe. No oboe will ever feel as agile as a pro flute. It takes more 'work' to make an oboe sound agile than what it does on a flute. Apples and Carrots. However, the oboe has many things to recommend it--it still is agile--just not as agile as a flute. The sound and color, and how it touches your soul win the argument for oboe. :)

I too, have small hands (I'm 5'3, and wear a size 5.5 ring) After playing a Loree for years, my current 'good' oboe is a professional Rigoutat--it's just easier on my hands with a sound that my blind panel said was beyond the Lorees that I auditioned. Works for me.

Keep at it & good luck!
Oboefully,
Deb

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