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During the winter months, your oboe/clarinet will get cold. Do not play it right away!! Your instrument needs to warm up from the outside of the wood to the inside bore, so no blowing through the instrument to warm it up. Plan on needing a few extra minutes to warm up your instrument by holding […]
There are many factors that go into maintaining your oboe. The following list of maintenance items are some of the standard things that should be done and NOT done to your oboe. There are many other things that could be listed here, but to remain on the outer boundaries of chaos I am only listing […]
We hear clients say this statement all the time, “My oboe keeps going out of adjustment!” Oboes are extremely finicky, but one thing is certain, they do not go out of adjustment “just because” or “on their own.” There is always a reason why an oboe might go out of adjustment! We wanted to share […]
During the course of a year, we get many cracked oboes and clarinets that come through our shop. Sometimes the cracks are microscopic and sometimes they are huge! Either way, seeing a crack on your instrument can be terrifying and they never appear at a convenient time. When our clients contact us to send in […]
I recently had a conversation with an oboist friend of mine from graduate school regarding the tuning of a particular note on her oboe. During our conversation, my friend asked me, “What is your favorite brand of oboe out there today?” I would like to say that this is an easy question to answer, and maybe […]