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Re: Oboe BB

Author: John Scorgie
Date: 2003-03-27 18:02

Ken (and Mark) --

Great news! I hope it will borrow framework and operating principles from the Sneezy board which IMHO is the finest instrumental board on the web.

I also hope that your oboe board will include information for us old clarinet/sax players who would love to learn oboe, particularly answers to questions such as:

Do modern oboes come with different fingering systems such as the German systems and Boehm systems for the clarinet?

Can I get a kit for making my own oboe reeds? (I already know how to make clarinet and sax reeds)

Do commercial ready made oboe reeds come in various strengths like soft, medium, hard?

Are there good low priced oboes similar to the Yamaha, Vito, and Selmer plastic clarinets and student saxes? Or do we have to spend $3M to buy a decent oboe?

Is the oboe air stream like the clarinet air stream? (I already know how to play double lip)

Is oboe vibrato done with the lips? vocal cords? diaphragm?

Do I use the same lip pressure to play the low register and the high register?

Thanks for any help you can give us. I THINK I know the answers to many of the above questions. However, I have learned to rely less on my own assumptions and seek out advice from those in a position to know from actual experience.

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