Champion - a thread devoted to oboes! Good work our RAT-W...

I find playing my bombarde a liberating experianceChampion - a thread devoted to oboes! Good work our RAT-W...

Despite the aural bleeding (as mentioned above), I consider playing my bombarde to be a most liberating experience (no really folks, here me out...)! The oboe is mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records (in joint place with the French Horn) as the most difficult instrument to play(?). Imagine if you will, an instrument that although similar to the oboe, is allowed to be "authentically" out of tune, and which doesn't demand of you and your reed that you make a perfectly round, mellow and melodious sound. In fact, the reedier and more raucous the tone, the better - hurrah for bombardes!

Disclaimer: duellingbouzoukis and Isambarde except no responsibility for the views expressed in this posting.

Now, about French Horns - I feel a new thread coming on....