Oboes for Idgets - Amy Sandlin
Citation: Sandlin, Amy.Frequently Asked Questions and Brands and Purchasing Tips. Oboes for Idgets, 2009 (accessed December 1, 2012)http://www.oboesforidgets.com/brands.htm
Article Title: Frequently Asked Questions and Brands and Purchasing Tips
Author: Amy Sandlin
Magazine or Journal Title:Oboes for Idgets
Summary:
Article Title: Frequently Asked Questions and Brands and Purchasing Tips
Author: Amy Sandlin
Magazine or Journal Title:Oboes for Idgets
Summary:
- This page contains some basic tips on brands of oboes and purchasing instruments.
- Detailed tables follow the article that include information on brands, models, specs, and price ranges.
- Manufacturers include Loreé, Fox, Covey, etc.
Buying and Maintaining an Oboe or English Horn - Martin Schuring
Citation: Schuring, Martin.Buying and Maintaining an Oboe or English Horn.Arizona State University, 2010 (accessed December 1, 2012)http://www.public.asu.edu/~schuring/Oboe/instruments.html
Article Title: Buying and Maintaining an Oboe or English Horn
Author: Martin Schuring
Magazine or Journal Title: ASU Faculty Resources
Summary:
Article Title: Buying and Maintaining an Oboe or English Horn
Author: Martin Schuring
Magazine or Journal Title: ASU Faculty Resources
Summary:
- How To Buy
- Include your teacher
- Deal with specialists
- There are no bargains
- Why does it cost so much?
- Quality of construction
- Additional keywork
- Refinement of tone
- Plastic or wood?
- Wood: sounds better but shrinks and expands often; cracks
- Plastic: cheaper, reliable, less fragile; sacrifice tone
- What to buy?
- Consider: money, commitment, length of use of the instrument
- Details of specific brands and models follow
- Used Instruments/Instrument Maintenance
- Resource are provided on the above topics
Buying An Oboe - Peter Hurd
Citation: Hurd, Peter.Buying An Oboe. Peter Hurd, 2012 (accessed December 1, 2012)http://oboes.us/resources/buying.html
Article Title: Buying An Oboe
Author: Peter Hurd
Magazine or Journal Title: Peter Hurd
Summary:
Article Title: Buying An Oboe
Author: Peter Hurd
Magazine or Journal Title: Peter Hurd
Summary:
- Buy the finest oboe you can possibly afford!
- Be wary of old and new wood.
- Old is long lasting
- New cracks more often and is not as stable
- Cracks
- Can often be repaired
- Sealed by professional technicians
- Bright tone-dark tone (“Sweet Tone Projection”)
- Know your preference
- Test the instruments
- Again, be aware of older instruments
- Bore Damage
- Essential to check for damage
- Certain damage can effectively permanently ruin the instrument
- Be careful when swabbing
- Can lead to permanent damage
- Plastic Vs. Wood
- Wood is the obvious choice
- Better sound and resonance
- Ergonomics
- Should be comfortable
- Mechanism and Mechanics
- These should be checked for dents, bends, looseness etc.