I`ve been learning oboe for about two months.
When I arrived at my teacher`s studio, for last week`s lesson, he had his English horn set up for me to try.
I was very impressed with his English horn. It had a nice feel to it, and I sounded much better than the oboe with less effort.
My teachers` Loree was inherited from his teacher who played it in a philharmonic orchestra for many years. It was carefully selected by his teacher, and well maintained.
I`d like to get an English horn, but even if I purchased a Loree, it likely would not match the one I tried, and I`d forever be disappointed. So, what to do?
My teacher said that English horn reeds are easier to make than oboe reeds. So, you should have little problem.
Go for it !!!