They are here!!!

[cowtime]

I made my decision today- it's the Rigoutat. The Fox was a bit easier blowing, but didn't fit my hands as well as the Rigoutat and it just has such a nice smooth mellow tone.

Here's pics of the two-

Fox Renard 330



Rigoutat Delphine



This is the keeper-



I just like this picture of the bell because it shows the pretty grenadilla wood grain- it's not really this light in real life.

[kennychaffin]

I'm just kidding about all of this brain stuff, heck a bassoon would be worse

Now I'll start by saying that I've never tried bassoon, but, the bassoon player in our orchestra told me that she tried oboe. She then told her director that she wasn't blowing her brains out on that thing. She says it's easier to blow than oboe. ????

I don't know.... It really doesn't take that much air exactly, just a lot of air pressure. Heck, you can play a lot of measures on one breath, but the brain starts saying"Hey, I need some oxygen and th' stuff in them lungs down thair is all used up". You end up having to exhale before you can inhale. Plus there is a loss of finger control due to lack of oxygen at some point, if you don't keep up with the breaths, even though you may still have "air".

Clarinet fingerings are different, but the whistle has helped. The basics are pretty much the same as whistle- there's just a lot more than six holes and a lot more back-pressure. And that's not to mention the reed problems .....

I recorded a couple of things tonight with Audacity, but haven't figured out how to turn them into MP3s for export yet. You can be thankful for that. It's not very pretty at this stage of the game. But it was helpful to compare the sound differences between the two. I have a couple more days before I decide, but the French Rigoutat is much easier handling and has a more mellow sound so I'm leaning in that direction...

Congrats. I love the oboe, but probably wouldn't ever play it (I'm a clarinet player) but AM considering taking up the (classical-type/silver) flute.

KAC