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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 […]
There was a guy that I heard about a while back that was known for his ultimate care and maintenance of his automobiles. This guy loved cars more than anything. He worked his whole career being very frugal and never owned a flashy, awesome, eye-popping, supercar-like most people until he retired. He saved up his […]
Recently Arkansas State University produced the video below about my former oboe professor Dr. Dan Ross. This video reminded me of what a huge impact Dr. Ross has had on my life and has prompted me to share a few thoughts with you. Sometimes in your life you get to encounter some extremely unique and […]
“The mechanisms of an oboe and English horn are so complicated!” So who of you out there can agree with that statement? OK, I thought so. BTW, I also raised my hand. They are indeed complicated for many reasons. Oboes have many keys that interact with each other all at the same time. Oboes have […]
Here in the professional oboe repair shop, we are frequently asked about cleaning and sealing octave vents. The standard questions are: How often should I clean the octave vents? What’s the best way to clean octave vents? Should I seal octave vents? How do I seal octave vents? To answer how often, it really depends. […]
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