Howarth: Junior

The Howarth Junior oboe is a beginner level instrument that has been specifically designed for our youngest players. It is our lightest student model oboe and is manufactured from the traditional Grenadilla wood used for our professional model instruments.

The instrument has a chromatic range of 2½ octaves from low C and the keywork has been further simplified to keep the instrument light and reduce any risk of accidental keywork damage. The keys themselves are fully covered and have been extended to reduce the stretch for small hands. The instrument is pitched in C and uses the standard oboe fingerings and reeds.

The Howarth Junior Conservatoire oboe is an ideal beginner instrument and will take the player through their early graded music exams until they are ready to comfortably progress to a full system oboe, such as the S20C.

• Closed hole model with all covered holes
• Special lightweight key mechanism
• Extensions on 4 finger plates for greater comfort
• Simplified conservatoire system with semi-automatic octaves
• Uses standard fingerings, allowing easy progression to more advanced models
• Fully chromatic range of 2½ octaves from bottom C
• Uses standard oboe reeds
• Body made from African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
• Nickel silver keywork which is silver plated
• Every instrument comes complete with good quality student model case.