Back to my own Roots

The original URL for this blog had “hautbois” (with an i) instead of “hautboys” (with a y) in it.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.com
I had lost this URL during a SNAFU with Google services – not their fault, nor even mine fully – and from now on, all my blog posts are there alone.The URL name is important to me because the nick-name Robin Des Hautbois has followed me since my high-school days: I considered it a sign of predestination! Robin des Bois is French for Robin Hood (Robin of the woods or Robin of Sherwood) and the spelling testifies that I remain with the modern instrument (the y was the spelling for the baroque/classical instrument).
The SNAFU is kind of funny, because I really do find the sound of the baroque instrument far superior to the modern instrument in a few ways:

1. It is usually darker, deeper and mellower.
   
2. Thought less projection, it has a larger feeling to it.
   
3. It has a built-in echo quality that I compare to the deep honk of a goose, but without the honk!
   
4. It is best approximated by the modern oboe d’amore: I have wanted one since the age o f 15, when I first saw one in an encyclopaedia!

But at this point in life and looking forward, I don’t want to give up the ease offered by the most modern keywork and to learn a new set of fingerings. Besides, with Albrecht mayer’s recommendations to Ludwig Frank and the Dupin Imperial’s classical bore (played by Christoph Hartmann), the sound of the modern oboe is moving back to its origins while keeping its modern benefits!
So, begging your indulgence, this is the last post on this URL. From now on, I’ll be happy to meet you on http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.com.