Doublereed Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2004/08

From: "Jonathan Dlouhy" <dlouhy@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: Those awful Chinese instruments
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:19:43 -0400

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoffrey Bridge" <geoffrey.bridge@-----.com>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Re: Those awful Chinese instruments

> "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
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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