Of these instruments, and only these instruments, which is your favorite?

[Floogeldy]

[realisticphish]

1. Oboe

played it for 6 years... got pretty damn good, too

[TrogL]

10. The ill wind that nobody blows good

I played it through high school. Damn near had a nervous breakdown over it.

Did you ever learn how to make your own reeds?

[realisticphish]

13. no

my teacher played for played for an orchestra at a small arts college near where I lived, and she had never once touched her reeds with a knife. So I never got that experience :shrug:

[In_The_Wind]

2. I love to listen to the flute.

[Floogeldy]

3. I wish I could give you an earfull.

But, alas, I never played one.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. The scalpel just can't give a decent "A"

The oboe, on the other hand...

[Floogeldy]

5. 440?

:)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. I like 440

Why do so many conductors like it higher?

[Heidi]

6. Depends on one's objective and perspective.

:hug:

[Floogeldy]

7. XOXO

:hi:

[Heidi]

8. Grazie.

XOXO goes perfectly with coffee. :hi:

[wildhorses]

11. work and play?

I would rather play the flute all day...

[fortyfeetunder]

12. The oboe d'amore

http://jdb.psu.edu/music/oboe_am.html

A bit sweeter and mellower sound than the oboe...

[Random_Australian]

14. Scalpels..... I have a few! n/t