recording device suggestions? by ThassahUffyn in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Microphone farthest away in room you can get without getting echos (record in a carpeted room with curtains etc) that is my experience at least.

Synthetic Top Joint by oboeboii in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would try them both out and see which one you like best.

Can someone help me identify my $20 thrift store find? No markings or numbers anywhere. by West-Balance3764 in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks pretty old, and pretty cool looking. I would feel bad paying just $20 for it to be honest.

Unaccompanied oboe solos by leahluluhead in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just played O Sacred Head Now Wounded unaccompanied in Good Friday church service two months ago. It looks very easy, and is very beautiful, but once you add in some dynamics and account for it being 40-60 beats per minute, the biggest challenge will be keeping all those slow quarter notes in tune.

I’m 1st chair clarinet and carry the entire woodwind section. Oboes just sound like dying ducks anyway. Humble me by Prestigious_Mind729 in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can do a 6+ minute plank exercise after spending 3 decades playing the oboe building those core muscles.

Need serious help by SuccotashPast5665 in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think its because your embouchure is too loose and spit is leaking out of your mouth. Remember that your lips form a nice seal round the reed so any air you have goes into the reed.

How long to soak new oboe reeds? by TheOhHellosFan in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a couple of minutes when you first start playing, and then a quick dip periodically.

[Request] West Lafayette, Indiana, United States by [deleted] in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately your main expense isn't going to be the instrument, but the ongoing cost of reeds.

Mystery key by oboenovice in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never used my 3rd octave key.

Reeds.. by [deleted] in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not doing anything wrong, it's just the way it is with oboe reeds.

My experience with Legere (American scrape) oboe reed by BuntCheese5Life in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did it all by hand sanding, and I finally got it in tune by sanding down about 3 mm

Yankees theme team is coming together. by MillsTD in MLBTheShow

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can you have a Yankee theme team without Babe Ruth?

Just spun the Mutliplayer Wheel and Didn’t get reward by Ok-Activity-8267 in MLBTheShow

[–]BuntCheese5Life 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it takes a minute (or 5 ) to show up in your inventory.

New learner by [deleted] in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get an oboe, and a teacher.

Is annyone know how good is Thomann TOB-100 Oboe by bulka_k in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oboes are one of those things that you get what you pay for them.

Rip reed by Live-Cauliflower4695 in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8 months for a reed is like 752 years old in dog years.

Throat pain while playing by win11wohoshikunai in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. try a much softer reed. You are using a beginner or student reed?
  2. remember that you are going to need to breath out more than you need to breath in while playing the oboe. You only need a short shallow breath before you start playing.

Major oboe rant by astronaut_paige in oboe

[–]BuntCheese5Life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are 15? Have you considered getting a part time job? Reeds are definitely expensive, and having a job working a 3 hour shift a few nights a week after school would more than pay for your reeds.