#anyway. i have two oboes and an EH. i usually only play one of them unless it has a technical problem

[supercantaloupe]

was thinking about this in my lesson this morning, how it’s really common for woodwind players to have multiple instruments. like i have two oboes in addition to my english horn but not even including other instruments like EH or d’amore, most oboists i know (especially professionals) will have two or three or more. i know flute and clarinets who’re the same way but i have no idea if it’s A Thing for string or brass players too

#sasha speaks #i know i have string player mutuals so i'm curious do you/your sectionmates only have one instrument? #like your primary instrument. i don't mean like a violist also having a violin i mean like a violinist having like two violins to choose #depending on the situation #like i Get It for something like clarinet cause both A and Bb parts are common so it's just useful to have both an A and a Bb insturment #(and in the case of cl i think A and Bb are close enough to be considered 'the same' for this post and not separate #in the same way that i'm considering oboe separate from EH and d'amore) #and obv if someone has an EH there a 99.9% chance they also have and play an oboe #but like. our principal flute in orchestra has at least two flutes not including picc #i have seen our new grad oboist with. at least three different oboes. modern* ones #(i've also seen him with at least one classical oboe and one of his 'modern' ones is from like. 1899 and has a pre-conservatoire key system) #(which is bonkers. it feels like holding a toy.) #plus i know he's got an EH somewhere cause i've seen reeds for it in his case #anyway. i have two oboes and an EH. i usually only play one of them unless it has a technical problem #so my second is more of a backup #but i definitely know people with different instruments they play in different halls/weather/for a different sound/etc #or an instrument with like a plastic lining in the top joint for outdoor playing or something #tldr it's really common for woodwind players in my experience to have multiple instruments and i wonder how common that is #for other sections. sound off in the notes ig #sorry i don't have polls yet so i have to get responses from you guys the old fashioned way still. #oboeposting