http://www.netinstruments.com try that site it is good i bought my oboe there, Lintons are really good

no matter what u say

I just want to set the record straight on a statement made earlier in this thread by jn4jenny... There IS one oboe manufacturer who is actually more famous for their other instruments (Saxes, Clarinets, etc), who makes a superb oboe.... Marigaux.

I have currently played on a Covey oboe, and failed to be impressed with both it`s tone and quality of movement. I have ordered a lot via Covey oboe, and have been impressed with them until now. The Covey has a long way to go before it reaches anywhere near the Marigaux or Loree. I have also just recently played on a Mariguax 2001, and would recommend this oboe to any professionalist who is out to invest any money in an oboe. The tone is richer and darker than that of the Loree, and I find that there is a little more flexability you can add into the reeds with the Marigaux. In any case, stay far away from the Covey. At least until Paul works up his detail on them. An oboist I used to know was just overly convinced that her oboe was the best. Covey no doubt. It cracked in over 4 spots within the first month and she wound up having to replace her Covey 3 times before she found one that could at least stay together. I was rather unimpressed, I think that you should be as well.

i own a howarth S45C model and i love it!!!!
i think howarth`s quality is always high and guranteed...try it!

Yeah,
so goodluck to whoever originally started this thread. I am sorry that you probably don´t have a good grasp on what to do because so many people have just written down what type of oboe they play and how amazingly awesome it is... So, the best advice anyone can offer is go look at oboes and try them out. You have 7 pages worth of oboe names and also a list of adjectives that can describe about anything (cool, wicked, freakin-ridiculously-awesome...) So have fun and good luck!

Brandon

I`ve just rented a Buffet Model 4012 or so i think fresh out of the box, can anyone tell me the specs and such on this one ?

i have a personal fave of laubins, this coming from an advanced student. my teacher says she was a loree snob for a while until she started playing other oboes

I really love laubins but you can`t get them anymore
I`m currently playing on a 13 year old loree but it is tighter than the laubins i like but my teacher loves my instrument so there you go.

I was wondering if anyone has heard about Gordet english horns

anyone have anything to say about bocals? I like the standard hinikers

I was soo happy to find this thread because it seems that there are many of you that have a great deal of knowledge about the mechanics and "specialties" of the oboe.

I have always played on an older model oboe. It is a profession grade oboe, but was build almost 30 years ago(I sent off to have it appraised way back when, when I was in high school). It is a really good instrument, but is missing many of the newer keys. It is still a good instrument, but I am looking to buy a professional model so I can pass my "baby" down to my daughter. I have recently returned to college to complete my MUS EDU degree and plan to continue onto my Masters and persue professional employement in various orchestra`s and it is time to buy a new oboe.

My teacher, who plays as principle oboe in many professional orchestra`s, is telling me to buy a Yamaha. I can`t believe that she`s recommending a Yamaha, but I`m hearing that many professionals are going to them because they are cheaper than F.Loree`s and have high tone and stability qualities.

I plan on trying out a few brands before I make my purchase, but my main concern is that I am not sure what is meant by "full conservatory model". Does anyone know of a resource that I can go to and find out exactly what this means?

I`ve seen comments about third octave keys and additional trills, but I can`t find a place to go and see what all "buttons" are offered.

Can anyone help me out?

Hey I`m a beginner and in 8th grade. I got a cleaner cloth specically for oboes. I got one with the drop wheight and the weight won`t go through the top. Can someone tell me if there is a store or brand that makes decent cloths. Thanx!

the cleaning cloths are generally not supposed to go through the top of the instrument unless it is silk

a cleaning cloth, and a swab are totally different. Under no circumstances are you supposed to pull the swab (the cloth with the weight) all the way through. The only purpose of that cloth, is to dry the spit from inside the oboe. You pull the cloth through until it is snug, then pull it back through the way it went it. Good luck! Oboes rock!!!

~PS, I`m afraid I would have to say, that I have NEVER seen a good linton oboe - english horns are ok, not oboes.

Hi here
Do you guys know that Loree sells almost 90% of oboes to the US?
And you konow why-coz nobody wants them in an other places!
The only reason that almost all pro oboists in the US play Loree is coz they was told so by their teachers.
Than first oboe players arrived to the States in 10TH years of the 20 century Loree was the only oboe on the market in Europe!!

I have never heard anyone say a swab is not supposed to be pulled all the way through the instrument . You pull them all the way through for Saxs and clarinets.
...............ALSO.............as I tell my students , and as my teachers told me .
Your sound is 99% YOU .
It`s much easier to think you can pay to get better , but assuming your horn is in proper working condition there is no better way to improve then to practice .

After all we`re all just blowing through tubes with holes in them and hopefully the manufacture put them in the right place .

Hey, why is no one mentioning Marigaux oboes? Over here in Switzerland they`re pretty dominant. I`ve had one for about 20 years, and I`m totally satisfied with them. Never a crack and a nice, velvety sound.