We made a BIG purchase this break--Carlie's professional Howarth Oboe!!! We've been needing to do this awhile but with her mission and everything else that has happened these past few years, it just kept getting put off.
Luckily for us, the top oboe technician/dealer lives right here in Mesa, AZ. So we made an appointment and went on Christmas Eve. Hannah (aka "The Oboe Fairy") had about 12 different oboes for her to try. It was an awesome process. Hannah was extremely knowledgeable and so helpful to us as she played on every single one of them and finally narrowed it down to one.
True story: Hannah sat in the room with us for most of the 1.5 hour appointment and listened to Carlie play. She cried TWICE and actually had to leave the room the second time. She was just so moved and impressed with Carlie's abilities. When she gathered herself the second time, she came back into the room and with tears STILL in her eyes tells me, "This girl DESERVES a good oboe!!!" It was so touching (but made me feel a little guilty as we should have done this earlier:). But it's DONE!!! She has her brand new/top of the line/crack resistant Howarth LXV oboe--new name coming soon!
(We were just cracking ourselves up with this video as Carlie has had MANY friends wedding dress shopping this year--this oboe with continue paying for her school, a husband....maybe not😂)
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