Elite IV Conservatory Oboe – Grenadilla Wood

Following Keys Standard:

LOW Bb

Many Basic Student models play a ponlyto low B natural. When one looks at the oboe and sees Open holes in the bell and no mechanism (pad) to cover them, there is no low Bb on that instrument

LEFT HAND F KEY

This allows the player another option to fingering a F. This is essential to more Advanced players in executing certain passages and in choosing the desired tone color versus the forked F

FORKED F and Bb Resonance Keys

These improve the quality and pitch of their respective notes. The more basic student models as well as the Tabuteau models of the professional line of oboes do not have These resonance keys.

Ab-Bb trill mechanism

This greatly simplifies the fingering of this trill. Without this mechanism,creating a true trill between these two notes is not possible

Left hand C-D trill

Provides an alternative to the right hand C-D trill lever

Auxiliary Low C

This key facilitates the low C to C# transition and simplifies the trill

Low B-C# trill mechanism

Allows for a seamless transition in executing this trill

The Schiller Elite Conservatory Oboe with Selected Grenadilla Wood is German Engineered and uses the finest components.

With their hands on approach, Schiller band instruments achieve their goal of producing quality instruments that are affordable to all musicians.