OboFit
The OboFit is extraordinary!
I have been consistently using the product for the last few weeks and I now do not want to play without it! I am sincerely experiencing all the benefits listed on the OboFit website. The product is unique, effective, and incredibly helpful.
Andrés Mendoza, faculty member at Weimar University in California, VEN/USA
La maggior parte degli studenti con cui ho parlato trova l'Obofit molto utile. In particolare, vorrei sottolineare che una studentessa che aveva un'imboccatura molto sfavorevole e debole è migliorata in modo spettacolare da quando ha iniziato a usarlo.
Quindi grazie mille, siamo molto grati.
Olivier Stankiewicz, oboe principale della London Symphony Orchestra e professore al Royal College of Music di Londra, FRA/GBR
For oboists who tend to have a firm, powerful embouchure, the embouchure trainer makes a very good impression. It makes them loosen the embouchure and focus the air better.
Dominik Wollenweber, Berliner Philharmoniker, GER
Un grazie profondo e sincero a Lukas per aver investito tempo ed energie nella concretizzazione di quello che, a mio modesto parere, ritengo essere uno strumento importante per capire, mantenere e migliorare l'imboccatura dell'oboe, apportando benefici evidenti e immediati sulla conduzione dell'aria e conseguentemente sul suono e sull'intonazione, nonchè sulla muscolatura coinvolta nell'articolazione dello staccato.
Federica Longo, Orchestra del Mozarteum di Salisburgo, ITA
Overall, I find the OboFit trainer extremely interesting!
The playing feeling becomes healthier and the so to speak "bad habits" are confronted with new muscle impulses. Above all, I have noticed that the trainer has quite an effect on the airflow.
José Luis García Vegara, Principal Oboist of the hr-Sinfonieorchester, ESP
Io uso l’OboFit ogni giorno e funziona!!!!! 3 concerti di fila con una condizione mai avuta prima.
Grazie di cuore della tua invenzione, mi sta aiutando moltissimo.
Arnaldo de Felice, Professore presso il Conservatorio “C. Monteverdi” di Bolzano, ITA
I have used the Obofit now for two weeks. It has helped me to strengthen my embouchure faster than usually! For now I can tell you that I’m really pleased with it!
The reason why I came across the Obofit is because a student of mine has had problems with his embouchure and I was looking for something to strengthen the ring muscles on his mouth. I talked to a bunch of people and my teacher Humbert Lucarelli is the one who suggested the Obofit.
Prof. Washington Barella, Berlin University of the Arts, BRA/GER
Brevetto geniale, sfruttabile a seconda delle esigenze personali. Utile sia nello studio personale che in orchestra (io lo uso quando ho avuto poco tempo per scaldarmi prima). Le alette si regolano a seconda della propria impostazione assicurando in ogni caso un’imboccatura sana e un’emissione corretta.
Elisa Metus, primo oboe dell'Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, ITA
Sono molto soddisfatta dell'Obofit, soprattutto del modello "studente". Mi piace esercitarmi con esso e mi piace il fatto che l'aria continui a scorrere anche quando sono già stanca. Grazie!!!
Il modello "original plus" è un po' più scomodo per me, ma può avere un effetto allenante maggiore.
Barbara Bode, primo oboe dell'Orchestra Sinfonica di Bamberg, GER
Devo dire che l'Obofit mi ha aiutato molto per ripristinare la muscolatura. Secondo me è uno strumento molto valido ma che consiglierei di iniziare ad usare possibilmente già dai primissimi anni di studio per sviluppare fin da subito la muscolatura e soprattutto l’emissione nel modo più corretto possibile.
Grazie mille ancora per l’aiuto e la disponibilità!
Niccolò Dotti, Primo Oboe presso l'Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, ITA
Sto trovando l'OboFit davvero utile per diverse ragioni. Anche per controllare se le ance sono davvero bilanciate.
Ricardo Lopes, Professore presso l'Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo di Porto e primo oboe della Orchestra Sinfonica Portoghese; PRT
Posso affermare che 3 studenti hanno tratto beneficio dall'OboFit fin dal primo utilizzo. Essi stessi hanno riferito di una sensazione di maggiore facilità nel suonare e di un suono più rotondo. Quest'ultimo aspetto l'ho potuto notare immediatamente durante le lezioni.
Due di questi studenti sono così soddisfatti che studiano gran parte con l’Obofit.
Uno invece ha riportato miglioramenti solo dopo alcuni giorni, questi ho potuto rilevare anche nelle lezioni successive. Non erano così evidenti, ma comunque utili!
Con convinzione facio i comlimenti per la realizzazione dell’ OboFit, che continuerò a consigliare e a usare io stesso.
Ordinerò altri OboFit in modo che altri allievi e studenti possano allenarsi con questo piccolo dispositivo e beneficiare del miglioramento intuitivo dell'imboccatura.
Ralf-Jörn Köster; Orchestra Filarmonica di Stato di Norimberga e Università di Musica di Norimberga, GER
Once I had everything set up, I enjoyed working with the product. Nothing was particularly revelatory for me; however, it did open up a different kind of awareness for me as far as how I used my embouchure in relation to breath support. I had fun playing around with it. I realized I could make diminuendos with less involvement from the embouchure muscle, which is interesting to me. The angle and pressure of the reed against my lower lip became a little more obvious for me, as well.
I have a young student who is struggling to understand how his face muscles should work with the reed. I let him work with the OboFit, and this is where I discovered the magic of this device. Using OboFit, for the first time he understood how he had been misusing his lips, and putting too much pressure on the blades of the reed with his embouchure. He instinctively was able to figure out how the air pressure needed to be used to support a quality tone, without overusing the muscles of the embouchure. Once he went back to playing without the OboFit, he was able to kinesthetically sense how to make more appropriate adjustments. I think this device really helped him find a path towards better tonal security.
Stephen Caplan, D.M.A.; Professor of Oboe, UNLV; Director, CFA Clinic for Health and Injury Prevention; Author: "Oboemotions", "The Breathing Book" ; USA
I am very pleased with the OboFit!
I practice with it most of the time and little by little I feel freer and comfortable to play.
I am just happy with it! :-)
Kihoon Hong, Oboist in the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, KOR
Non vorrei fare a meno di OboeFit!
OboeFit favorisce e allena tutte le componenti dell'oboe verso un modo economico di suonare.
Una grande innovazione!
Joseph Blank, Professore emerito presso l'Università privata Anton Bruckner di Linz, AUT
OboFit is a great little tool that allows you to train and use the lip muscles in a much more efficient and healthy way.
Marin Tinev, BUL/GER/CAN, https://www.youtube.com/c/MarinTinev
Dear Lukas, thank you for the delivery of the OboFit. I have been able to test the trainer thoroughly in the meantime and am thrilled. Completely different playing feel especially through the relief of the embouchure center; greater dynamics and more endurance. Excellent!
Ivan Danko, Principal Oboist of the Staatsorchester Stuttgart, SVK
Obofit è un accessorio veramente interessante e adatto agli oboisti di tutti i livelli.
Fornisce agli studenti un valido supporto allo studio: rinforza la muscolatura, aiuta a costruire un' imboccatura corretta e di conseguenza arricchisce il suono.
Per chi già ha una buona padronanza dello strumento.... un po' di sana palestra che non guasta mai!
Ambra Cozzi, Bergamo, ITA
J'ai récemment eu l'occasion de tester le Obofit avec mes étudiants, et je dois dire que c'est un outil pédagogique particulièrement efficace. Il permet non seulement d'améliorer le contrôle de l'embouchure et de la colonne d'air, mais aussi, en conséquence, la qualité du son. Grâce à cet outil, chaque hautboïste, qu'il soit étudiant ou professionnel, peut trouver une position d'embouchure plus naturelle et mieux adaptée à sa morphologie. C'est un véritable atout pour progresser et affiner sa technique de jeu.
Sylvain Cremers, Principal Oboist of the Liège Philharmonic Orchestera und Professor at the Royal Higher Institute of Music and Pedagogy of Namur, BEL
Ciao, grazie mille per l'OboFit. Ho ricevuto il mio la scorsa settimana e ha trasformato le mie sessioni di studio 🙏
David Hedley, oboista freelance, GBR
I have ordered two student oboefit just to try and I find it extremely fantastic... Actually what I want to say two days ago I played Rossini, Italian in Algeria at the Polish Royal Opera in Warsaw and after two performances I decided to take a big risk and my third performance I used the oboefit for the whole performance including the Ouverture... I was so amazed how great it went, especially the end of fraze of my solo... Usually being tired subconsciously I tended to bit a reed to much and the end of the sound sometimes was on the edge of breaking but with oboefit it was controlled and great. I was so scared to do this and take the risk but result was fantastic. I realized that when I put the blades as close to the reed as possible it is better for performance but spreading them out is good for practice. By the way it works great with legere... I do add some silicon tape so the legere reed stats in the right place but it works just great..
Marek Roszkowski, Principal Oboist of the Polish Royal Opera in Warsaw, POL
I'm starting to use the OboFit in my practice sessions. It's really amazing and I like it very much!
William Parrish, principal oboe with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, USA
The OboFit helps me to correct certain things and to tell you the truth I often had the high D above the range that cracked on a forte or in a soft legato. So I often adjusted the screw or correct the fingering and hope it would work.
It was like that for 20 years ! Strange.
Now everything is better! And with the standard fingering!
I also think I play better on the air emission with a perhaps more "neutral" embouchure. Anyway, I feel I have progressed and maybe unlocked something.
A very big thank you !!! 🙏
Alain Vlamynck, FRA
This link leads to the detailed OboFit report/review by Alain Vlamynck:
https://alainetsesroseauxenchantes.wordpress.com/2022/12/08/obofit/
Nach meiner „Philosophie“ des Oboenspiels sollten die typischen Ansatzmuskeln so wenig wie möglich helfen.
Viele OboistInnen benutzen ja den Ansatz um die Intonation zu korrigieren. Das ist ja grundsätzlich kein Problem, allerdings führt das ja häufig dazu, dass der Ansatz schnell müde wird, bzw. der Spieler schnell „durchgebissen“ ist. (Natürlich stark abhängig vom jeweiligen Rohr)
OboFit lässt eben dieses „Beißen“ oder „Abklemmen“ des Rohres nicht zu, sodass man „gezwungen“ wird komplett auf der Luft zu spielen.
Man merkt schnell, wie sehr auf einmal die Stützmuskulatur gefordert wird. Man spielt viel mehr mit Support der Stütze und kann sich deutlich besser auf die Luftführung konzentrieren.
Ein interessanter Nebeneffekt ist auch, dass man viel besser die Qualität und Funktionalität des Rohres beurteilen kann. v. A. ob das Rohr in der Höhe hängt o.ä.
Noch einmal herzlichen Dank für dieses tolle Werkzeug, dass in meiner täglichen Routine schon jetzt eine wichtige Rolle spielt!
Michael Hertel, GER
OBO-FIT ermöglicht es einfach, aber effektiv zu lernen wo bzw. wie die Lippen gut um das Rohr schließen müssen, ohne dass zu viel Druck auf das Rohr ausgeübt wird.
Das Ergebnis bei mir ist eine deutlich bessere Klangqualität mit gleichzeitig trainierter Lippenmuskulatur.
OBO-FIT ist für mich DIE Errungenschaft und aus meiner täglichen Übungseinheit nicht mehr wegzudenken!
Brigitte Knapp, Innsbruck, AUT
Hallo liebe OBOIST*INNEN!!
OBOFIT - Was ist denn das?? Ich gebe zu, anfangs war ich eher skeptisch.
Nach einiger Zeit des Ausprobierens - auch mit Schüler*innen - kann ich diesem "Obofit" mittlerweile viel Positives abgewinnen.
Hier meine Beobachtungen beim regelmäßigen Gebrauch von OBOFIT:
- hilft beim Aufbau eines stabilen und gleichzeitig flexiblen Ansatzes
- gewährleistet die Durchlässigkeit und Offenheit des Rohres
- sichert die Position der Zunge und dadurch auch eine kompakte Artikulation
- kontrolliert einen gleichbleibenden Winkel zwischen Musiker*in und Instrument
- korrigiert damit auch die Körperhaltung
- Zwerchfell wird sensibilisiert und gefordert, weil oft die Lippen fälschlicherweise fehlende Zwerchfellarbeit kompensieren
- führt nachhaltig zu einer stabileren Intonation
Die Oboe ist ein komplexes und schwierig zu erlernendes Instrument! Wenn es etwas gibt, das mir beim effizienten Üben mein Oboist*innen-Dasein erleichtert, dann nehme ich diese Hilfe dankbar an! Und genau so geht es mir mit OBOFIT!
Marlene Antesberger, Fachgruppenkoordinatorin für Doppelrohrblattinstrumente der Musikschulen des Landes Kärnten,
Gustav Mahler Musikschule Klagenfurt, AUT
Das eigenartige Schnabel-Mund-Teil ist super! Es zwingt einen die Ansatzweise zu überdenken. Es entspannt die Lippen, hat aber schon nach kurzer Zeit Tribut gefordert. Ich habe irgendwie neue Muskeln entdeckt.
Alexandra Sprünken, Feldkirchen/Klagenfurt, AUT
Seitdem ich den OboFit-Trainer verwende, schaffe ich länger zu üben. Ich bleibe lockerer im Mundbereich und trainiere viel stärker meine Bauchmuskeln. Ich liebe ihn!
Anna Sofia Franceschini, 17 Jahre, ITA
Für mich ist der Obo-Fit-Trainer die Anti-Press-Lösung beim längeren Spielen. Durch die zwei Holzteilchen in den Mundwinkeln wird der Lippendruck automatisch verringert. Der Ton wird durch den OboFit-Trainer weicher und klangvoller und somit wird auch das Spielen vereinfacht.
Laura Pasolli, 16 Jahre, ITA
Die „Mundklammer“ hilft mir sehr. Der Ton wird runder und weicher und das schon nach einer Woche. Mir persönlich hilft der OboFit vor allem bei hohen Tönen, besonders während der Proben mit der Musikkapelle. Mit der Zeit gewöhnt man sich an die Mundklammer und sie wird auch angenehm.
Siglinde Pomarolli, 15 Jahre, ITA
Für mich liegt der Vorteil des OboFits darin, dass ich mich während des Spiels ohne Trainer leichter an das Gefühl des „weniger Drückens“ erinnere. Ansatzmäßig nützt der Trainer auch, aber für mich hat sich seit der Verwendung in erster Linie im Unterbewusstsein etwas Vorteilhaftes abgespeichert.
Michael Vieider, Bolzano, ITA
Ich verwende den OboFit-Trainer nun seit einigen Monaten. Bereits beim ersten Versuch habe ich bemerkt, dass meine Mundringmuskulatur anders bzw. mehr beansprucht wird als beim Spielen ohne den Trainer. Diese wirkt gestärkt, was bei mir bereits nach wenigen Wochen zu einer stabileren Tonqualität führte.
Eva Maria Astner, ITA