The HYBRID – ACADEMY oboe is a student model oboe with a synthetic top joint and grenadilla middle joint and bell with the same specifications as the “Lan Mei”. It is suitable for young student oboists and priced to make the oboe a more accessible instrument for those wanting to begin to learn to play, but still with all the best acoustic properties of a professional model oboe:

• Seasoned and aged granadilla wood body
• Conservatoire system
• Extended F# touch piece and half covered D touch piece for greater comfort
• Under-cut tone holes for superior tone quality

Keywork includes:

• semi-automatic octave keys
• 3rd octave key
• C-D trill keys(x2)
• C-C# trill key
• Ab-Bb trill mechanism
• Ab-A trill mechanism
• fork F vent key
• left hand F key
• low C-C# trill mechanism
• articulated C# mechanism
• low Bb vent