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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000087.txt from 2004/03

From: "Lesgold, Steve" <slesgold@-----.org>
Subj: [DR-L] LaMarque oboe wood
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:27:46 -0500

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I bought my first and only oboe when I was 14. It was a LaMarque and =
my teacher raved about it and felt that it was as good or better as his =
own Lor=E9e. I also loved the way I sounded playing that instrument. =
I am trying to remember if it was made from grenadilla or cocobolo, as =
I'm about to look at buying an oboe again (I haven't had one for about =
25 years and haven't played for about 35 years). I'd like to find an =
instrument with similar tonal characteristics to my LaMarque. I'm so =
far considering Lor=E9e, Fossati, and Howarth, but I'm entirely open to =
other possibilities.

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Do any of you know if LaMarque oboes circa 1963 were available in =
cocobolo, grenadilla, or both? Which current producer of better oboes =
makes an oboe that is most similar in tonal characteristics to a top =
LaMarque from that time?

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Thanks for any insights,

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Steve

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