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Thanks, Aaron! (douglas hein)

thank you!!! much appreciated, these are very helpful

I am calling B.S. that people can actually detect the difference, this is an Oboist myself and I can produce a decent or even a lovely tone out of most instruments, whether they are resin, grenadilla wood, rosewood, or probably maple as well. I will say that i would buy a maple oboe for the decreased weight alone. I currently play a rosewood instrument but I think resin has overall been my favorite since you don't worry about it cracking and in my opinion it sounds just as good as any wood oboe. A buddy of mine told me that they did a blind test with metal clarinets and wood (or maybe plastic) clarinets and the difference in sound was not perceptible to the human ear. Ultimately the metal clarinets weren't favorable since they had too much expansion/contraction with changes in temperature so tuning was a problem. I think it's great to consider getting away from the grenadilla wood since it is expensive and rare and maybe not the best thing environment-wise.

Thanks ❤

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As a (self taught) intermediate oboist, this made no sense. And it's a me problem: I'm not familiar with a lot of the terminology. I really want to learn but where do I start? Any suggestions?

What kind of vibrato do you use? Does it come from your throat, stomach, or another way. Love the way your vibrato sounds and was wondering what method you use for it.

Silken ladder

The 1/2 hole b key is adjusted WAY TOO HIGH ON Most OBOES! THAT'S why the intonation issue! "Most" fingering charts? Beginning oboe method fingering charts? Students need to know that not all oboes are made the same, and that there are many fingering charts over the last 100 years

Would be interesting to do some blind listener tests where we don't know which one is being played. It's easy to be biased toward the wood one when you know which one is being played. But we need to remove the placebo effect...

Omg i never knew there was another fingering for A besides two fingers on the top joint. This will really help me in a lot of pieces, TYSM!

What oboe is that!

Thank you soooo much this will help

Punked!

They all sounded the same to me. But to really tell I’d have to be there in person, and, I’d have to be the one playing them. Maybe it’s not about how they sound, but are they all just as easy to play. And also consider, how much craftsmanship goes into a plastic vs wooden one. I bet you the makers use more TLC when working with wood than they do with plastic bc of the beliefs we hold about the rarity and prestige of wood as a material vs the mediocrity of plastic. If a plastic one isn’t on par with a wooden one, I wouldn’t be so quick to blame the material.

Sending this to a student because it’s much easier than trying to write out the instructions! Thanks, Aaron!

I need a transcription RIGHT NOW 🔥🔥🔥

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I have watched this video twice and preferred a different oboe the second time around. I guess it just depends on my mood.

Hi Aaron! You play beautifully. I have a question. I am looking into buy a professional Oboe and noticed that the Fox 800 is in-stock but the Fox 880 would need to be ordered (5 month estimate). Is there a huge difference between these models? I lean towards the 880 but would love to hear from you about the differences. Thank you!

Always great to hear you and so proud of your success!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIPS!! My forked F has been sounding SO muffled and it now sounds as clear as the regular F! 🙏🙏🙏

As a younger oboist I just love hearing people playing it because it sounds so beautiful 🤩

A cheerful and lovely piece, very well expressed!

I'm truly shocked at how similar the all plastic sounded to wooden. Wooden will always give the most bright, clear and uncomplexed sound...but for a beginning, I might just purchase the plastic.

Personally, I prefer the Maple instrument in the first sample. It seemed more refined and dark to me, compared with the grenadilla instrument. On the other hand, the maple oboe probably doesn't project as well in the low register, even though I prefer its tonal range. I think I'd play the maple oboe in quintet performances and the somewhat more penetrating grenadilla one in orchestral work, where the oboe needs to cut through a wall of sound.

By the way, what's the difference between mopane and maple?

Hello Aaron and thank you for the video, very interesting. I chose #2 both times. I guess I would have to test the Maple oboe! Thanks a lot.

This literally fixed my edgy C, thank you so much! I had no idea about covering right hand 1-2-3

Thank you for your demonstration. I’ve been trying to find a demo of the Yamaha 441A Series all grenadilla. But I haven’t had any luck. It would be interesting to hear how this one sounds compared to the Fox Renard 335. I’ve been wanting to learn the oboe since last summer when neither of our oboe players participated in our summer band program and I missed the sound. I currently play the flute, but there there seem to be too many of me and enough oboe players in the world. It must be due to the pricing. I’ve been saving up for a year now and it looks like I’ll be saving up for two more years unless I decide to take out a loan for the purchase.

What is the differences between these and the fox 330 in terms of keywork? Only difference I notice is the split d on bottom joint.

Thank you so much for the advice! God bless!

Lovely oboes! Both of them, where could I try them here in Europe? Spain, to be more precise.

I REALLY needed this, all my reeds sound like the high one and I thought that was the right way 😅

If possible could you do a series of the Barret articulation exercises, so I could follow along?

My mind is boggled that you find this easier than faster tonguing! I’ve never been able to get a kah sound out at all. I can do it with no reed in my mouth easily, but reed in and it doesn’t work! Trying to play Copland’s Hoe-Down with single tonguing is rough.

The high tone on the 450 rings and carries sweet without much effort while the others sound like they had to be pushed a little bit. If the all plastic one costed much less (like a plastic trumpet does), it would be an incredible bargain since the sound difference is not really obvious. (It sounds perhaps less complex but that could mean rounder too) But the price of the plastic one is not really much lower.

Dear Aaron, thank you for the video. I find the sound of both instruments very beautiful. Two questions: 1) regarding the ease of emission, did you find any differences? 2) have you tried the maple oboe in a large hall to check its projection? Thank you for your reply and please forgive my poor english...

The wood and full plastic both have nice tone. Of course the wood is warmer and richer in tone. The wood with the plastic upper sounds tinny, shallow, and bright. I need to get a synthetic oboe for outdoor concerts. I've walked out not wanting to risk cracking my oboe which is rosewood.

the things i would do to get my hands on one of these, it's just so beautiful

Bottom end-black, top end-white.

Hum. Much to my delighted surprise, I prefer the maplewood oboe to the African Blackwood. I wonder how the result would have turned out if say, Loree or Marigaux had made them. Both examples of the Fox oboes are very nice. I play their Renard 220 bassoon.

I came into the session hoping the maple would sound as good or better than the grenadilla, for sustainability reasons (no tropical hardwood cut down) and because of its lighter weight. In the low register I much preferred the dark, rich sound of the grendadilla. The maple sounds sweet, but too thin for my taste. In the upper register, I couldn't tell the difference. I hope to keep my Laubin rosewood for many years. Thanks for the great comparison.

The Grenadilla has that traditional "nasal" oboe sound in the lower register, so I immediately identified it. The maple was also nice, but has a much smoother and a bit warmer quality that I wasn't quite so used to. In the upper register they both sounded quite nice and were 9/10 of each other in tonal texture and richness. Nevertheless, I prefer the Grenadilla, simply because of its more familiar tonality overall.

It sound beautiful for sure.

Just found your miniature lessons series and I find them very helpful and on the spot! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge!