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Author: Corey
Date: 2003-05-09 02:37
What models of student through pro models do you recommend in this price level? I've been looking at the Larilee 400W model, The Patricola student, the Bulgheroni student, and the Selmer model 101 and 104 models. What do you think of all of these? Thanks in advance-Corey
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Author: Clarence
Date: 2003-05-09 21:55
Corey,
You didn't say new or used. You may consider a used oboe. I didn't see any listed on woodwind.org classifieds, you may look on eBay.com. Lots of oboe stuff there.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-05-09 22:14
Corey, if you are just starting out, I'd sure suggest your getting a "decent" playable plastic oboe, rather than a much more expensive USED wood, and would avoid buying and "BREAKING IN" a NEW wood oboe, where the possibility of top joint cracking is very high. The exception to this would be a plastic [resonite etc] upper joint, or a used Linton wood which has the plastic insert which, in my experience, avoids cracking very well. I have a copy of L's patent, its expired, so it may be copied now, it should be mentioned in ads. Good luck, its a different world from clarinets! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Clarence
Date: 2003-05-09 22:24
Don,
A wood Noblet Oboe went for 290.00 a few days ago. Something like this is a start.
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Author: Corey
Date: 2003-05-10 01:22
I am getting the school's selmer pro oboe on monday....I will play around with it and play it over the summer to see if I really wanna play the oboe. What would be the point of buying a low student model if I chose obeo over clarinet if i was going to college a few years later? I was considering the Larilee 400W very highly as it as full conservatory and the Woodwind/Brasswind sells them for $1995. I think that is an excellent price for a pro oboe. I would definitly play test alot before purchase. I thank all of you on the advice you have given me.....I will know after monday If I will switch to the oboe..........Thanks-Corey
Post Edited (2003-05-10 02:22)
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Author: Drew McIlwrath
Date: 2003-05-11 01:51
Before my parents bought me the Loree that I play on now, I started out with a Buffet Crampon BC4052 Oboe. It's an advanced student level oboe, with low B-flat, and left F. I found that it played really well, and that it was perfect for learning to play the oboe. It's a wooden instrument, but it has a plastic lining in the bore, so it will never crack. It sells for about $3200 Canadian, so thats about $2300 US. I highly recommend it to anyone.
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Author: Bucky Badger
Date: 2003-05-12 01:42
There is a false impression given that an instrument with a lined bore will not crack and that a lined bore solves all problems. Not so. Since the wood instrument can still expand and contract with hot and cold you still have to watch out for the instrument. With a lining in the bore you have an additional problem that the lining can separate; the plastic material reacts differently to temperature than the wood---hopefully it is embedded properly in the wood. I've had my wood oboe since 1967 and no cracks since I treat it with respect. I never keep it out in the cold; I keep it under my coat when moving in the cold outdoors. I let it warm up gradually and i NEVER blow warm air through a cold instrument. Also I follow my old oboe instructor's advice. I keep a feather in each section of the instrument with a "slight" coating of mineral oil. Every 6 mouths I coat the bore of the instrument with a feather and slight mineral oil (not too much since it can leak on the pads).
jim buchholz
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