Clogged Tone Holes

We talk about the importance of maintenance around our shop everyday!…
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Why your oboe is more resistant and resonate after repair.

Over the years, we have had many clients comment that their oboe…
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How to Insure Your Instrument

Purchasing shipping insurance from your local shipping center…
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Can the weighted end of your oboe swab damage your oboe?

One of our clients recently asked, "Do you think non-pull through…
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High Acidic Skin Levels And Your Oboe

We get asked all the time about keeping oboes clean and shiny.…
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Maintenance starts with your Mouth

We get the opportunity to speak to oboists all the time about…
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What is a Complete Mechanical Overhaul at Onks Woodwind?

Previously in Post 48 we described why oboe mechanisms are complicated…
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Why we recommend oiling…

The oboe oiling debate will never cease.  I’ve been a member…
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Swabbing your Oboe by Numbers

Click on the pictures below to view each step individually.   Other…
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Why do I keep getting water in my octave vents?

Over the years at Onks Woodwind, we have found two reasons that…
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What does “My oboe keeps going out of adjustment!” mean?

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We hear clients say this statement all the time, “My oboe keeps…
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Why your cracked oboe or clarinet doesn’t leak.

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During the course of a year, we get many cracked oboes and clarinets…
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What is your favorite brand of oboe out there today?

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I recently had a conversation with an oboist friend of mine from…
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How to win a major oboe and/or clarinet audition!

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There was a guy that I heard about a while back that was known…
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Dr. Dan Ross

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Recently Arkansas State University produced the video below about…
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What is an annual cleaning/set-up at Onks Woodwind?

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"The mechanisms of an oboe and English horn are so complicated!"…
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Remove, Clean and Re-install Oboe Octave Vents

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Here in the professional oboe repair shop, we are frequently…
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Definition of #Onksd

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Visual: Why Annual Cleanings are So Important

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Below is a picture showing why annual cleanings on your instrument…
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Proper Oboe Assembly

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In this video we describe the way we recommend you assemble an…
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Half-Hole Finger Plate Upgrade

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Wanted to share with you this unusual repair we recently completed…
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How to seal your oboe octave vents

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In our previous blog post 33, Should you seal octave vents? we…
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Should You Seal Octave Vents?

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Through the years I have heard many conversations and have been…
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The Oboe Reed Is Not A Tuning Slide, by Jared Hauser

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Jared Hauser describes why oboists should not pull their reed…
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Guest-Larry Mueller

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How To Swab Your Oboe

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How to Apply Cork Grease

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Cold Weather

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Dirty/Clean Oboe

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“Saxophone Lung”

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Here at Onks Woodwind we always recommend an annual cleaning. …
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Yet another example of why you need a yearly cleaning!

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We received the oboe below for a cleaning and set-up this week. …
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How much cork grease do I really need?

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We receive clarinets and oboes here at Onks Woodwind all the…
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Oboe Adjustment? or Cleaning?

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When it comes to maintaining your oboe, there are a couple of…
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Cold Weather Warning!

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During the winter months, your oboe/clarinet will get cold.…
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Crack Prevention

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Wood oboes slowly expand and contract constantly throughout the…
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Maintain on a Yearly Basis, Part 2

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In my previous post, Maintain on a Yearly Basis, I described…
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Maintain on a Yearly Basis

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Maintenance is a part of our life.  No matter how you look at…
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Sticky 1st Octave Pad

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There are many reasons your 1st octave pad could be sticking.…
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Be careful of your low B and Bb levers.

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When laying your oboe down be careful not to lay it on the left-hand…
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