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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000034.txt from 2003/02

From: Luis de la Torre <l_delatorre2000@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Still searching for an instrument
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 22:17:38 -0500

Thanks for the help with the earlier question about
differences between Loree and Rigoutat but now I've
been thinking about the Yamaha 841 because I don't
have a lot of money to spare, starting college and
all. I won't name any specifics, but one retailer
suggested it to me, another said they're probably
cheaper than other pro models because 100% of them
will crack, and another said (I'm paraphrasing)
"Yamaha is a bad investment, go with Loree because it
is the best oboe made, and a few professionals played
on Yamaha becuase Yamaha paid them and not because of
the quality of the instrument. Anyone play a Yamaha
841 or know anything about them, evenness of scale,
tone quality, do they really all crack, etc.? For just
under $4000 they're significantly cheaper than Loree
and if they're nearly as high quality would be a great
deal.