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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 2004/08

From: Geoffrey Bridge <geoffrey.bridge@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: Those awful Chinese instruments
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:43:45 -0400

"the best oboes in the world" Bit of a sweeping statement.
All the superb professional oboists in the world who play on other
instruments than Loree are therefore missing out are they? I don't believe
so.
They too have tried everything going as well. Viz. Marigaux, Howarth
Rigoutat, Josef, Laubin etc. etc. The instrument that they choose suits them
and they may also believe that the maker is the "best in the world".

By what criteria are you measuring Loree as this "best in the world" make?
Certainly the scale can be poor with very flat low register, the response
uneven and also they can show problem notes just like any other maker. I
have tried many of the brand myself and know this to be true. If they were
the "best in the world" not one of their instruments would ever have a
problem. Or at least they wouldn't be released on the unsuspecting public if
they found them not up to a standard.

Having played on a make for a long number of years gets you used to the
brand. Sometimes and most usually - with any make - a particular specimen
has everything going for it and others can be poor. That is as true for
Loree as any of the others. You probably know the Loree so well that other
makes seem foreign to you and not as good as the oboe you are used to.

The best in the world is the one which has it all whoever made it. No maker
has that privilege YET.

Geoff bridge

On 11/8/04 7:11 pm, "Jonathan Dlouhy" <dlouhy@-----.net> wrote:

> I would. I try other brands of instruments of frequently as humanly
> possible. To imply that I play on Loree oboes for reasons other than that I
> think they're the best oboes is ridiculous. Rigoutat happens to be a
> "big-name" brand instrument, like some of the others you mentioned, Howarth,
> Marigaux.
> I play on Loree oboes because they are the best oboes in the world.
>
> --
> Jonathan Dlouhy
> Principal Oboe,
> Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
> Wednesday, August 11, 2004 2:11:07 PM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cflat" <cflat@-----.net>
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 10:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [DR-L] Re: Those awful Chinese instruments
>
>
>> Hi all,
>> I'm curious if the professional oboists that play Loree would be
>> open to playing other brands of instruments. I know that most
>> play Loree but is it because it's truly the best? Is it because
>> we have been raised on the Loree sound and so that's what we
>> like? Is it because that is what is expected in the big
>> symphonies in the US? I bought my daughter a Rigoutat, her band
>> director said nice instrument...never heard of it. I wouldn't
>> have expected him to. I had heard of very few other oboe makers
>> besides Loree until I joined this list. In fact, I would not have
>> considered anything else until this list opened my eyes to the
>> existence of other brands and I love the Rigoutat. I know there
>> are a few people who play in major US symphonies playing something
>> other than Loree. Would most other top players really be open to
>> playing a Rigoutat, Marigaux, Yamaha, Howarth, Gordet, etc? (in
>> the US of course).
>> Just Curious also,
>> Charles
>>
>>> Phil, did you say that the Yamaha oboes are giving Loree a run
>> for their
>>> money? I've tried a lot of those oboes and can't say I've had
>> that
>>> experience, I haven't tried any significant numbers in about two
>> years,
>>> so maybe they are quite a bit better now. Phil, have you tried
>> the Yamahas
>>> lately? If you have maybe I need to try 10-12 of them again.
>> Please do let
>>> me know as I am always curious.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Dlouhy
>> Principal Oboe,
>> Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
>> Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:20:43 PM
>>
>>
>> Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
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