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| C too sharp | 7/7/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I have just got a new instrument and the C in the 1st and 2nd octave was over adjusted and is too ...
A: A good repairman will be able to tune the C's down without too much of a problem. It is usually a ...
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| Half automatic and full automatic--the difference. | 6/30/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: it's me again, On many websites there seem to be selling knives for scraping reeds. -- I wonder ...
A: It is tricky is it not when you can't quite afford the one and think you may regret if you buy the ...
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| Do oboists, at one time, have to know how to make their own reed? | 6/30/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: it's me again, On many websites there seem to be selling knives for scraping reeds. -- I wonder ...
A: Hi again. I'll answer one at a time... Oboists don't need to know how to make their own reeds but ...
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| between Buffet and Patricola | 6/29/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Bridge, I'm an adult and a clarinet player. While in high school I've done some oboe playing also ...
A: As I said previously I have experience of the Buffet - the Greenline version not the wooden one. ...
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| stick to the basic or go for the full system | 6/29/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Bridge, I'm an adult and a clarinet player. While in high school I've done some oboe playing also ...
A: If you are going for the full professional conservatoire model I don't think you could do better ...
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| ex-bassoonist wanting to learn oboe | 6/25/2008 | Rob |
Q: I used to play bassoon many years ago - I haven't touched it for nearly 10 years. I'm toying with ...
A: I do not think that 40 is too old to tackle the oboe. As far as embouchure goes, it is similar to ...
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| Buffet Oboe | 6/24/2008 | Rob |
Q: I have been trying to sell my Buffet Oboe. There are identical numbers located on the two joints. I ...
A: The serial number chart is only for professional instruments, so I would assume that your oboe is a ...
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| romeo orsi | 6/24/2008 | Rob |
Q: i'm gonna buy an oboe as an hobbyist. would you suggest an automatic romeo orsi? thank you
A: I have little knowledge or Romeo Orsi oboes, although my understanding is that they are usually of ...
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| oboe summer courses | 6/24/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I'm 14 and play the oboe. Im grade 5 standard. I was wondering if you could give me details of any ...
A: Jess I don't have a great number of courses at my finger tips I'm afraid. You could try ...
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| Buying a new Cor anglais | 6/24/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Would really appreciate your advice. I am thinking of buying a cor anglais. I have max £3500 to ...
A: Packers are OK....they do have a few deals as you can see on their website with the Patricola but I ...
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| Buying a new Cor anglais | 6/24/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Would really appreciate your advice. I am thinking of buying a cor anglais. I have max £3500 to ...
A: There are one or two alternatives I think. At the moment Crowthers have what could be a great ...
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| clarinet-oboe transition | 6/23/2008 | Rob |
Q: I'm not sure if you'll be able to help me with this or not but I was wondering, how much harder is ...
A: My suggestion would be to give playing the oboe a try. You are probably one of many clarinet ...
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| playing before perfomance | 6/21/2008 | Rob |
Q: Playing the "Drei romanzen" from Schumann at once is quiet a job, specially the second is hard ...
A: What you are describing is warming up. We all need to do it to play at our very best and many ...
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| oboe playing with braces | 6/19/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I am a middle school oboe player. Over the past week I have gotten braces and I have band camp in a ...
A: In my experience of teaching pupils with braces once you have got used to them there will be no ...
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| Oboists Death - was it caused by playing? | 6/18/2008 | Rob |
Q: We have just been doing an internet search on oboes and headaches, because I played in a recital ...
A: Some oboists look like a tomato when they play and their sound is tiny and insignificant, while ...
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| Looking to sell my oboes | 6/16/2008 | Rob |
Q: Rob - I own two wonderful Loree oboes, both in very good condition, which I am looking to sell. ...
A: From the Lorèe serial number list, LP oboes date from ’95 and the NC from around 2000 the HG’s are ...
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| Triebert English Horn | 6/11/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I have an old English Horn, it is a Triebert. I play in a chamber orchestra in Monterrey Mexico. I ...
A: Living as I do in the UK it is hard for me to advise you on more local specialists in Mexico. ...
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| Oboe | 6/8/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: What are the notes in an A minor melodic scale? I know it's really basic but I can't find them ...
A: Here goes!! It is dictated by direction. Coming down is different from going up! Going up -- A B ...
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| used oboes | 6/4/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I was thinking about getting a slightly used Royal but it seems many of them are cracked. Why is ...
A: Do you know it is really a matter of luck whether your oboe cracks or not! I have had a Royal from ...
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| Hans Kreul Oboe Tubingen | 6/3/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I have recently inherited this oboe and was wondering if you you knew anything about it. What value ...
A: The Kreul oboe has a very good reputation and was very popular in the 1960 onwards until about 1990 ...
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| boosey oboe | 6/2/2008 | Rob |
Q: I have an old Boosey oboe that was my grandmothers, and which I haven't played for 35 years. I am ...
A: Boosey and Hawkes produced oboes till the 1930’s or so, then they merged the instrument and sheet ...
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| Unknown Artley oboe | 5/30/2008 | Rob |
Q: I have an Artley oboe that I have had for nearly 10 years. I have no idea what kind it is as it was ...
A: Artely generally manufactures intermediate and beginner oboes. Other than that there is very little ...
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| oboe maintenance! | 5/29/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Do you know of any oboe maintenance classes or courses in Britain/Europe.I would be really ...
A: The best one I know which does part time courses is Merton in London. See the website: ...
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| Conn Pan American oboe | 5/24/2008 | Rob |
Q: I have seen several Conn Pan American oboes on ebay listed as NOS (I presume new old stock) but only ...
A: The Conn Pan American oboes utilized a laminated wood for the manufacturing of string and woodwind ...
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| Marigaux oboe | 5/18/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I'm trying to determine when my Marigaux was made and what series it is. The serial number is 5344. ...
A: I think that you probably have a model 901 from about 1974. If you have a full Gillet system with ...
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| lip problems | 5/16/2008 | Rob |
Q: ive been playing oboe for about 7 months, since i started my srd year of secondary school, year ...
A: Let us see if we cannot figure out what is happening here. Firstly, it is important that you are ...
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| Louis Oboe | 5/16/2008 | Rob |
Q: After my mother died, I came across an old Oboe that my father had inherited from his family in ...
A: The Louis oboe company no longer exists, and there is very little information about them. The oboes ...
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| starting out | 5/16/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Oh Geoffrey, what am I getting myself into? All my life I have felt like a frustrated musician, ...
A: Natalie We have three Newcastles here in the UK! Now I didn't know you were in that land of ...
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| starting out | 5/16/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Oh Geoffrey, what am I getting myself into? All my life I have felt like a frustrated musician, ...
A: Natalie The oboe world is quite small but like any other has people in it who will be helpful and ...
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| starting out | 5/16/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Oh Geoffrey, what am I getting myself into? All my life I have felt like a frustrated musician, ...
A: I am so pleased that you are considering the most wonderful of instruments, the oboe. You will find ...
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| english horn | 5/13/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I am interested in purchasing a good used english horn for my daughter who is an advanced oboe high ...
A: I presume you live in the USA so you would be looking for web sites in your own country. There are ...
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| oboe-tonguing | 5/12/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I have a problem with my tongue bleeding, often after a patch of repeated tonguing. I believe this ...
A: What a problem you have. Check that your tongue movement isn't too big and vigorous. It should just ...
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| P. Gerard, Paris | 5/7/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I have a P. Gerard, Paris oboe someone ask me to sell on eBay. I have found two references on All ...
A: I know very little about the oboes by P Gerard I'm afraid. All I can tell you is that they are ...
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| oboe | 5/3/2008 | Rob |
Q: I have a 40 year old oboe in excellent condition, recently overhauled, it has the name "Benetone" on ...
A: I have been searching for the maker of the Benetone oboes, but have found very little. I am sorry I ...
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| the greatest players | 5/3/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Alan Vizzutti, in my band teacher's never-to-be-humble-opinion, is one of the world's greatest ...
A: What a question!!!!!! Commenting on who the world's greatest oboe players are is going to be very ...
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| shaper tip | 5/1/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: ! What is the difference between shaper tip Loree-2 and Rigoutat-2?Which is good for my BC G.Line? ...
A: I have not experienced the Loree -2 but use the Rigoutat -2 with my Greenline. I was encouraged to ...
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| oboe shaper tip | 5/1/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: I am a oboe player from Albania. A friend of mine proposed to sell to me 2 rieger shaper tip.Will ...
A: You have a great oboe in the BC Greenline. I use one myself, professionally, all the time. Superb ...
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| B key | 4/30/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: Mt oboe had sustained a minor drop recently - it is a Howarth London B instrument. I am having ...
A: Catherine I hope I'm not too late to help here. I'm not quite sure which B you mean but I assume ...
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| differences in key systems | 4/29/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: What are the differences bewtween these key systems? modified conservatorie conservatorie full ...
A: The differences in these systems are not huge as far as I can understand. It is really a question of ...
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| Signet Soloist Oboe | 4/24/2008 | Geoffrey Bridge |
Q: My daughter has been playing oboe since the age of 8. She is currently using an oboe played by her ...
A: The Signet Soloist oboes were made by Selmer and they used the name on both plastic and wooden ...
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