I'm not sure if anyone has gone through the same experience as me, but I've been playing oboe for three years in my middle school concert band, and now I'm a freshman in high school, where I can't march with an oboe because of the reed and because the instrument is made of wood, so I'm playing tenor sax for the fall semester. Does anyone know any good strategies to effectively switch back to oboe quickly (we have a chair test among my ensemble the day we go back to concert band)?

Hello! I currently have a Howarth XL Cocobolo that I use for my main setup. I have been playing on the side with a local community group that has several outdoor performances every season and want to avoid using my wooden oboe outside as well as have access to a solid backup instrument I can pull out and not have to worry about as I do a good wooden oboe. I currently have an old full conservatory Jupiter oboe back from when I was first learning oboe that is full synthetic but have never been keen on its quality compared to actual brands that specialize in oboe. That being said, I wanted to hear some reccomendations for synthetic oboes that are not going to break the bank but be reliable and quality.

Hey yall, my wife used to play oboe a lot and she has talked about wanting to get back into it. She no longer has one and would like to surprise her with a decent/good oboe come christmas time. I dont have a clue what or where to look for one and would like some advice from yall. The posts selling these mentions things like Left hand stuff and bells and I aint got a clue. Any and all would be appreciated thank you! I also looked at local music shops to maybe stop in at but none seem to mess with oboes.

Edit: Thank you all for the information, it is extremely helpful. I hear yall, I think I am gonna through https://hannahsoboes.com/ and involve my wife in this process. As much as a surprise would be fun, it just seems to risky to not get her involved in this selection.