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When is this going to happen??!! Anyone else thinking the same thing?
Yamaha English Horn
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They'd butcher it.
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Woa woa WOA. I hope that's not a stab at Yamaha. I've been playing on an 811 oboe and it rivals ANY pro horn. The 684 flute is damn good too.
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Why do you think they'd butcher it? Yamaha makes great instruments. I play on a pair of CSV clarinets, and couldn't be happier. I'm actually looking to try one of their oboes (someone near me is selling an 831). I'd be very interested if they made an English horn.
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It was actually. Not that I'm biased against yamaha (alright, maybe just a little...), I studied oboe at the Crane School of Music for a year. When it comes to anything oboe, nothing comes even close to Loree.
I've played many yamaha instruments... Clarinets, flutes, saxes... Hated every single one of 'em.
I've played many yamaha instruments... Clarinets, flutes, saxes... Hated every single one of 'em.
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I've never heard of that brand before, but sure! If can ever find one.
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We had to drive 3+ hours to WWBW for her to try one, along with every other oboe they had in stock. Buffet, Yamaha, Selmer, Fox...
If they had it, she played it. Nothing came close to the Bulgheroni.
They also offer English Horns that are supposed to be as good or better than some of their higher priced 'competition'.
If they had it, she played it. Nothing came close to the Bulgheroni.
They also offer English Horns that are supposed to be as good or better than some of their higher priced 'competition'.
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13 years later and I still stand by my yamaha oboe. It has been looked at by one of the top oboe repair techs in the USA and he was impressed as well. I guess its much easier to blow off Yamaha rather than keep a open mind.
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I read somewhere that Yamaha had a cor in the pipeline (possibly in a John Myatt's catalogue), but that was back in 1998 or thereabouts. Still, it would be interesting to see what amalgam of the features found on established makes they'd use to base one of their own on, but I'm more than happy with my Marigaux cor.
Not for a moment taking a swipe at Yamaha - I own and rate their saxes very highly indeed.
Not for a moment taking a swipe at Yamaha - I own and rate their saxes very highly indeed.
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Some of have gone shopping with a very open mind and found Yamaha to be not to our liking.
I guess it's easier to blow off someones' "personal preferance" than to accept negative comments with an open mind.
Sure thousands of players may like the instruments offered by Yamaha, but there are many thousands more who do not.
The truth is sometimes difficult to face.
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I'm not blowing off anyone's preference but I'd sooner take the advice regarding horns from some who has been playing for the past decade+, who has studied the oboe, and current teacher; not someone's SO, parent, bf, or other third party, nor someone who has only studied it for a year or so.
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Hey, I've studied oboe for more than a year... I just happened to be at college with an oboe major for only a year. That doesn't make my opinion invalid. And for your information, skill level and the amount of time playing are, contrary to popular belief, not directly correlated.
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thanks for the backup, Bandmommy
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I do apologize Cabe for the assumption.
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So sorry that you can't see that the 'advice' was given from the DAUGHTERS' perspective and not that of the PARENT.
So sorry that she's been playing for over 10 years, studied with the professor of oboe at a local University, and has since tried other oboes in search of an 'upgrade' but hasn't found anything that compares with the sound or quality of workmanship of her poor little Bulgheroni. BTW, the Prof thought the Bulgheroni had a better sound than many, many of the other 'BIG' name instruments being used by her performance majors.
Again, the opinion of someone who has been playing for DECADES. The woman is at least 20 years older than me.
So sorry that anyone that has posted here has an opinion that is different from yours.
Do you see this as an 'attack'? Report it. Have a nice day.
So sorry that she's been playing for over 10 years, studied with the professor of oboe at a local University, and has since tried other oboes in search of an 'upgrade' but hasn't found anything that compares with the sound or quality of workmanship of her poor little Bulgheroni. BTW, the Prof thought the Bulgheroni had a better sound than many, many of the other 'BIG' name instruments being used by her performance majors.
Again, the opinion of someone who has been playing for DECADES. The woman is at least 20 years older than me.
So sorry that anyone that has posted here has an opinion that is different from yours.
Do you see this as an 'attack'? Report it. Have a nice day.
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Thanks for the apology. I really don't care if you're a Yamaha person. Hell, if they work for you then I'm happy for ya. I've just always been a Selmer/Loree guy.
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...Who the hell's JKayPoo?
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A baby Troll?
Not many adults would end their 'handle' with 'poo'.
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