how is the quality of linton oboes in comparison to other brands.

from what i heard,
they are not very good

These oboes are total crap! NEVER purcahse one. 1. they are old 2. they sound terrible 3. they have terrible intonation 4. they are at the bottom of the student oboes. They compare to the worst selmer oboes and are very much like a Lesher.

From What I have played on the linton oboe, it has a beautiful, rich sound! You cannot go wrong with a linton!

I would like to add to my reply concerning linton oboes. I am only refering to the entry level insturments. But the top models might be okay. I don`t know for sure. I would ask a professional. I compare them to somthing like Selmer or Lesher, bought out in the 60`s by Selmer. But for a rich sound and quality it depends on what you are accostomed to hearing and playing on. I like a Patricola, only because that is what I play. People usually glorify something they own. I would be cautious about this brand, Linton.

I`m assuming Josh meant a Loree. Linton oboes are a plastic instrument that was crafted by use of a mold, instead of someone drilling the tone holes like they would on say a Loree, Yamaha and since forementioned a Patricola. When you used a mold (not to mention extremely cheap quality plastic) The tone holes are VERY inconsistent, causing extreme tuning problems, and usually an impossible "perfect" seal you could get with a good quality oboe. Why these oboes would be fine for say your first year of playing, i would only play on them if you are not playing on it (ie borrow it from the school). If you are wanting to purchase an instrument, it would be very beneficial for you to put out the extra money and get an oboe that will make playing a lot easier (and with oboe that is VERY important). If you are a beginner, Lower model Fox and Yamaha oboes are excellent. Fox has a great repuation for it`s composite material and it`s even scale. Yamaha even has a beginner oboe that sells for $1,000 that actually plays QUITE nicely, though it is only modified conservatory with no B-flat. Good Intermidaate model oboes would include the Fossati Tiery oboe, Rigoutat Riec oboe, Loree Cabart oboe (if you can get a hold of one), MCW oboe or a Howarth intermidiate oboe. If you are looking professional of course the american standard is the loree. I urge you not to just look at that brand, and explore other options. Rigoutat, Marigaux, Yamaha, Buffet (especially their greenline model)and Patricola all offer wonderful professional instruments. I played a rigoutat for a while, but i just switched over to a Loree because my teacher (I attend the Oberlin Conservatory of music and study with virtuosic James Caldwell) has an amazing reed style to go with them. Just get what works for you, but please remember with oboes, you get what you pay for. And as always, have the help of your private teacher or local double reed specicalist when purchasing an instrument.

I own a wooden linton oboe. Do you know the quality of those?

I`m not sure about the quality of a wooden Linton oboe. But I would compare them to a selmer, since they were bought out by them. They may be good for middle and high school but nothing else.

i haven`t played or heard a linton oboe, but i last year i played a plastic oboe and it wasn`t as good as a wooden one. Although wooden ones cost a bit more, i recommend them to anyone!

Linton Oboes had been bought out many years ago; however, the son of the owner sometime back restarted up the family company. Their website is...
http://www.lintonwoodwinds.com/
and they are not run by anyother company. Even with this information I still know nothing about there quality.

Linton and Lauree are beautiful instruments, and i reccomend a Linton before Lauree, because ive had to play both. And Lintons that are USA-Paris are a much better quality