Buffet Prodige BC4161 oboe

If you are purchasing a beginner's instrument for the first time and would like further advice, our showroom staff will be pleased to give all the guidance you need.

• Wooden body
• Silver-plated keys
• Thumbplate model
• 2 octave keys, semi-automatic
• Left hand F lever

Manufacturer’s website: buffet-crampon.com

Unlike the standardized mechanisms of other woodwind instruments, the keywork on oboes is quite varied. The 'thumbplate' system is used most widely in the UK and most student oboes purchased here are of this type. The alternative is the 'conservatoire' system. 'Dual' systems have characteristics of both. Starter instruments generally have fewer keys to reduce weight and simplify fingering. Instruments for more advanced players have additional keys offering versatility through a wider choice of fingerings.