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Our philosophy
Our oboe studio is the address for every oboist who emphasizes to own an instrument that promises complete satisfaction.
Regardless whether professional musician or beginner, rediscoverer or enthusiastic amateur musician – every oboist is welcome.
Our passion for the family of the oboe and the skill for fancywork with the instruments in combination with many years of experience as an oboist/oboe repairer speaks in our favour as a professional and competent contact.
Our new instruments are specifically selected and personally tested, adjusted and improved if necessary. We maintain personal and direct contact with the largest and most important oboe companies in Europe.
Used instruments are, depending on their condition and brand, included in our assortment, overhauled if necessary and offered for sale.
For a general overhauling you can expect about 8 – 10 days work. Smaller overhaulings can be done in a shorter period of time.
Repairs, adjustments, improvement of intonation and instrument estimations will be done promptly, at best on the same day.
We would like to welcome you in our studio – please make an appointment by telephone. You also have the possibility to send your instrument to us fully insured. From our studio, if required, the instruments can be sent back by DPD including transport insurance. This practice has proved it’s worth very well.
We offer new instruments of the following companies: Buffet Crampon, Rigoutat, Lorée and Bulgheroni.
We speak German, Italian, Spanish and English.
Fabio Croce was born in Italy, started learning music at a young age and was accepted at the Conservatorio in Novara (I) already at the age of 14. He studied oboe with professors Renzo Turola, Daniele Scanziani. This was followed by a master’s degree at the conservatoire in Karlsruhe under the supervision of professor Georg Meerwein. Later he attended several master classes of Bruno de Rosa, Stefan Schilli, Alex Klein, Isaac Duarte and David Seghezzo.
He is a laureate as a soloist and together with chamber music ensembles at various international competitions.
He has demonstrated his ability as a solo oboist and cor anglais player with theatres, symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras and professional wind orchestras in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Numerous concert-tours have taken him to Europe, Asia and South America.
At present he works as an oboist and English Horn player with the Landespolizeiorchester Baden-Württemberg and the German Winds Orchestra.
In early 2018, he began collaborating with the renowned oboe maker and repairer Joost Reijns. At the start of 2023, he took over Joost Reijns’ business, and since 2025 he has devoted himself primarily to the repair and sale of oboes, English horns, and oboes d’amore.
Fabio Croce is a highly sought-after instructor of oboe and English horn; he taught for 30 years at various music schools in Italy, Switzerland, and Germany.
Since 2008, he has conducted various wind ensembles. In 2020, he completed his studies in wind ensemble conducting at the Mannheim University of Music with distinction.
He is highly regarded as an oboe repairer and is in demand for workshops and teaching engagements, as well as for his expertise in reeds and as a conductor.
His expertise in oboe repair is based on his musical experience as an oboist, his internship in Paris at the Rigoutat company, and, above all, his apprenticeship and collaboration with Joost Reijns. This enables him to perform overhauls and repairs down to the smallest detail on oboes of all brands.
His client base extends far beyond Germany’s borders.
