Woodwind.OrgThe Oboe BBoardThe C4 standard

 
  BBoard              
 
 New Topic  |  Go to Top  |  Go to Topic  |  Search  |  Help/Rules  |  Smileys/Notes  |  Log In   Previous Message  |  Next Message 
 Re: Any regrets?
Author: sylvangale 
Date:   2005-12-10 06:27

Oh dear an Oboe is an incredibly heavy instrument and I certainly faced great pains to develop the endurance to carry a plastic one and then I switched to wood and it was almost more than I could bear. Even though wood sounded so much nicer I played plastic more often just for the shear relief.

And this is coming from many years of playing a solid silver flute. The thumb support that is needed on the oboe is incrediblly painful to develop... much harder than re-developing the embouchure. Coming from a Clarinet you were probably spared such a pain.

Thankfully I discovered those FRED things and I was able to gradually wean myself off to where I could comfortably hold the oboe. It also helps for you to get your fingers in the right places and practice correctly too. Because its support system is pretty much tee-tottering the thumb rest on a stick you can gradually tee-totter more weight to yourself over time.

Of course I'm assuming weight is the problem.

Perhaps the sound isn't as pleasant as she remembers and it's giving her headaches.  ;)


-Piko

 Reply To Message  |  Avail. Forums  |  Flat View   Newer Topic  |  Older Topic 

 Topics Author  Date
 Any regrets?  new
kroboe 2005-09-30 11:24 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-09-30 14:58 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
rgombine 2005-09-30 16:15 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
vboboe 2005-10-02 19:24 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
d-oboe 2005-10-02 21:50 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-10-02 22:40 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
vboboe 2005-10-07 17:24 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Critter 2005-10-07 14:54 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
wkleung 2005-10-07 17:44 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Critter 2005-10-07 20:27 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
d-oboe 2005-10-07 22:09 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
sömeone 2005-10-08 03:57 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-10-07 15:11 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
sömeone 2005-10-08 03:52 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Oboeman14 2005-10-28 19:12 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Critter 2005-10-28 19:30 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Oboeman14 2005-10-28 19:37 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Mark Charette 2005-11-30 02:36 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
absinthe 2005-10-10 21:10 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-10-28 21:23 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
d-oboe 2005-10-29 13:00 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
sömeone 2005-10-29 14:33 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboist 2005-10-29 20:38 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Oboeman14 2005-10-30 02:19 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboemelli 2005-11-06 13:56 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Ron Jr. 2005-11-08 14:50 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-11-08 15:06 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
HautboisJJ 2005-11-08 16:00 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Ron Jr. 2005-11-09 19:34 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Oboeman14 2005-11-09 21:16 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
vboboe 2005-11-10 06:50 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Ron Jr. 2005-11-10 13:27 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
HautboisJJ 2005-11-10 13:32 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-11-30 13:46 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboist 2005-12-01 19:04 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
HautboisJJ 2005-12-02 06:42 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboist 2005-12-02 07:37 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
HautboisJJ 2005-12-02 08:26 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboist 2005-12-07 18:51 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
HautboisJJ 2005-12-08 15:07 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboist 2005-12-08 17:38 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
HautboisJJ 2005-12-09 12:19 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboist 2005-12-09 15:16 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
HautboisJJ 2005-12-09 15:18 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboist 2005-12-09 17:16 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
oboist 2005-12-10 17:10 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Shelley 2005-12-09 17:14 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
sylvangale 2005-12-09 19:47 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-12-09 21:01 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
sylvangale 2005-12-10 06:27 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
sylvangale 2005-12-10 07:19 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
vboboe 2005-12-12 06:58 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
Shelley 2005-12-15 19:12 
 Aches and pains  new
vboboe 2005-12-16 07:56 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-12-12 11:43 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
ohsuzan 2005-12-15 22:06 
 Re: Any regrets?  new
sylvangale 2005-12-16 17:45 


 Avail. Forums  |  Need a Login? Register Here 
 User Login
 User Name:
 Password:
 Remember my login:
   
 Forgot Your Password?
Enter your email address or user name below and a new password will be sent to the email address associated with your profile.
Search Woodwind.Org

Sheet Music Plus Featured Sale

The Clarinet Pages
For Sale
Put your ads for items you'd like to sell here. Free! Please, no more than two at a time - ads removed after two weeks.

 
     Copyright © Woodwind.Org, Inc. All Rights Reserved    Privacy Policy    Contact charette@woodwind.org