These can be as tiny as 0.5mm across and are frequently drilled by hand. Howarth a well-respected oboe manufacturer, estimates that somewhere between 20-60 hours are required to hand-make the keywork ...

The first thing that is easily noticed when trying out the Bulgheroni Professional Oboe is its quick response. This is one of the high-grade Oboes used by expert and intermediate learners. It is the ...

The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands ...

These factors made the oboe the practical choice as the tuning instrument in the Baroque era. By the 1800s, the size and instrumentation were much like the modern orchestra.

An art form itself, building an instrument can demand as much precision and craft as playing it. In Reed, the professional oboe player Petrea Warneck guides the viewer through the process of making an ...

Of all the instruments that bring relief to the heart and soul of women, and men, the oboe is one of the oldest, and one of the most deeply sympathetic, perhaps because the lips of the player touch ...

She has challenged the musical convention of the oboe as a complementary orchestral instrument, using it for jazz improvisation and solo arrangements, as well. Her curiosity about the unique qualities ...

The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands ...