There are some strange noises that some oboists make when they are playing.

I have never been able to make the frying pan noise, so I don't know what causes it, but it is something to do with the reed. It sounds like something frying, especially something wet that is causing the oil to spit.

Has anyone experienced this?

Do you know what causes it?

Does the sound come out of the oboe, or from somewhere else ?

Water in the octave keys probably. Usually sorted out with a swab through and some cigarette paper.

It comes from the reed. It isn't the octave keys.

In that case, no, I've never experienced or heard anything like that.

could make a suggestion or 2 but I won't .....

is this what you meant, Maggiemay?

I've heard my son make that noise with his sax reed. He usually takes it out and cleans it - probably it's a spit thing.

erm ........

My dog is very good at that sort of noise and no oboe is required

Are you sure it's with his sax reed? He always seems like a nice lad to me

My cat is too but only when she has eaten a particular brand of dried cat food.

It's his dad who makes the other type of noises.

flobiano is right. It's from the octave boxes (probably 1) not the reed.

It isn't the octave boxes. Different sound, just like fat spitting in a frying pan. Quite loud and I find very annoying.

I have suffered something similar a couple of times and it definitely felt like it was a reed problem but actually turned out not to be. Once it was indeed an octave box. It was weird, though - there must have been some disruption in the air flow that made me think (feel/hear) there was a problem in the reed.

Could be a bunny making pancakes?

That's precisely it katica.

Could you please stop letting your bunnies make pancakes inside the oboe reed, it makes a terrible noise??

I watched Graham Norton's show last night. Sandi Toksvig was a guest on there. She laid on the floor and did an impression of Danish bacon (she being Danish herself) curling up in the frying pan. I was willing her to make frying pan noises, but alas she didn't.

Best post I've read on here in a long time!

This whole thread is hilarious even the serious bits.

ROFL!

thanks DC!!!!!!

Look at 'im with the frying pan reeds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uuMy2ZN7A8

Look at me with the ridiculous post count

That was great, do the Lovely Eggs have albums out?

WellI've been practising all day and still can't make the frying pan noise

YAY John Shuttleworth

The frying pan noise was what one of my teachers called the noise I was describing, so it must be quite a commom strange noise. I have heard it quite a lot. Some people make it for entire days on courses and never seem to investigate where it might be coming from.

Maybe they like the noise.

Hmmm................sausages

In that case why bother with all the problems of trying to play the oboe? A comb and paper would be nicer to listen to.

Beginning to feel the same way about certain member of forum ....

Morton you ask all these questions when you seem to have a very clear idea in your head as to what the problem is. Obviously you've never had these issues yourself as you've said, but it must be troubling for you nonetheless. Why don't you enlighten us? What do you think causes all these crazy non-musical sounds?

No idea. I would have thought that that would have been the job of the teacher to sort out. The worst noise I have ever heard was on oboist who played loud and louder, couldn't get quieter than very loud and sounded just like someone drilling through concrete. I don't know why they played like this, but they had also passed grade 8. I had to go and buy some ear plugs........