Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2014-02-05 16:38
I have just started a student who is a strong flute player and played bassoon throughout high school. She has realised it is the oboe she really wanted to play, and she is progressing extremely quickly. She is playing on my old Yamaha 211 at the moment, and she is a week or two from outgrowing it. She is a student, so budget is a consideration, and there is no second hand oboe market where we live. So it needs to be via internet.
My current recommendation is a Hans Kreul which looks to be in good condition, has been serviced and is available from a Melbourne music store, for $2500 ($US2100 ish). No cracks. I have previously sold my old Cabart through them and they were great. The only things it is missing is a split D ring and 3rd octave.
We are also looking at a Loree, DGxx. I know nothing about various ages and stages of Lorees, so advice on this one would be great. With shipping, it will wind up being about the same price. It is located in the US and there is no guarantee it will be serviced, etc. No cracks. No 3rd octave. She wouldn't get to play before purchase (as will be the case with anything international).
For similar money, or a little less, we can also get a Fox 330 or a Yamaha 411. I just find it hard to recommend a Yamaha when for a couple of hundred dollars extra, she could be playing on an older professional oboe. I feel as though used Foxes are overpriced at the moment.
She wants to spend as close to $2500 ($US2100) as possible, which is not a lot, but she is going to be a community musician who plays for fun. If anyone knows of anything else comparable, happy to take recommendations.
Thanks,
Rachel
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