Author: oboeblank
Date: 2004-04-24 15:14
Sheila, this is what I think about oboe shopping-no two people will agree. I think it is depressing to read some of the disparaging coments about certain oboes. The bottom line is that what works for one person may not work for another.
I have tried Yamaha oboes and I think they are not as good as everyone says. The instruments themselves are quite resistent and have the potential to sound quite hollow. The scale and intonation on Yamahas is eneven. An even scale has nothing to do with playing a scale at 440 in front of your tuner, it has to do with how one note responds to the next; is it smooth, can you move that pitch up or down depending on the work or passage you are playing. I felt that the Yamahas locked into place and were unmovable. The comments about Loree oboes not having an even scale is ridiculous, that is a comment that everyone rambles off because they heard their teacher say it at some point. Loree oboe where uneven, but they have redesigned the bore and undercut tone holes. Don't believe that an oboe is going to drastically change your tone-the chain of command in YOU-REED-OBOE. You'd be surprised how changing your gouge,shape or scrape can change you tone.
I guess what I am saying is don't trust everything you read. And I guess that includes this. It may seem that I am beating up on Yamaha oboes, but I have found that they don't live up to the claim. I know people who play Greenline oboes and they sound terrific, the same can be said for players of Rigoutat oboes. Try anything that is around you and don't rush into anything. You will react to one of those oboes, or none of them. Just keep an open mind.
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