If so, how do you like it? I am new to this site, just registered to ask this question. Yesterday I began oboe shopping, as I have to turn in the plastic Fox Renard student model oboe in one month. I am entering high school in the fall, and am fairly serious about my oboe playing so I was looking to upgrade to a full conservatory oboe.
I intended to spend longer shopping around, but I ended up at a very reputable music store that had 3 oboes for me to try. I tried a used Jupiter student oboe- which I hated, especially since I am looking to upgrade. Then I tried a used Rigoutat (the whole other end of the spectrum) and, although it was a beautiful oboe, surprisingly enough, I didn't love it (which was good because my family isn't in a place to spend $4000 on my instrument.)
Next, I picked up a "Triebert" oboe, which, to my surprise, was brand new and full conservatory. I played one note, and with just that one note, I heard the amazingly rich tone quality. The tone is, in my opinion, at the perfect point: not too dark, but dark enough so the tone is rich and beautiful.
As I talked to the employees in the store, they told me that this oboe is a "buffet greenline oboe", which is what I understand to be a plastic/wood composite that retains the pros of both wood and plastic oboes and does without the cons. I had never heard of this before, but since it was such a great oboe right in our price range ($2000), we decided to look into buying it.
Since I fell in love right off the bat, the music store owner agreed to let me have a free one week trial of the oboe so I could get a better feel of it and show it to my private teacher. I know I could be looking at Loree's and Rigoutats and Fox Renard's, but we're not quite ready to go to the full professional oboe yet. If I continue playing through college we'll look into a Loree, but not yet.
So, my main question is, overall, what is your opinion of buffet oboes? Pros and cons? Thanks for reading this, I know it's long and I would appreciate any feedback you have to offer.
