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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000066.txt from 2004/08

From: "Jonathan Dlouhy" <dlouhy@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: doublereed Digest 11 Aug 2004 19:15:00 -0000 Issue 207
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 21:48:32 -0400

Phil, where did you try this "European" model Yamaha? Matthew Peaceman
referred to a "German" model Yamaha. I don't know if it's the same model you
refer to or not. I don't know who is advising Yamaha about what models
different parts of the world are supposed to prefer. That's something worth
looking into I suppose, if one is into continuously searching for a
"different" instrument. I have to play an incredible amount every season and
I know that I can get as close as possible to the way I want to sound on
Lorees. I don't have the time and energy to spend seeking something that is
simply different. I have a good idea what's out there. That does not mean
that if something better comes along I wouldn't play on it. What it means is
that so far nothing else has even come close.

Regards,
--
Jonathan Dlouhy
Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:46:38 PM
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----- Original Message -----
From: <PhilFrei@-----.com>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:24 PM
Subject: [DR-L] Re: doublereed Digest 11 Aug 2004 19:15:00 -0000 Issue 207

> In a message dated 8/11/2004 12:15:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> doublereed-digest-help@-----.org writes:
> >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
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> Hi -
>
> I last tried two Yamahas in Spring, 2001. I ended up buying a standard
Loree.
>
> I thought the so-called "European" model from Yamaha was quite
interesting.
> If I could afford two oboes, that would be my second. I thought it was
every
> bit as easy to play and in tune and balance as the Loree, and the middle
> registers had a very interesting tone. Somehow, crescendoing and
diminuendoing had a
> little extra drama to them. When I was playing samples of pieces for
friends
> to get their opinions, the consensus was that the Hindemith Oboe Sonata
had
> something extra that caught the ear with the Yamaha, but that Mozart came
across
> best with the Loree.
>
> I know one symphony-level professional (with whom I took occasional
lessons)
> who bought the Yamaha "European" and just loves it, says its the easiest
oboe
> to play he's ever had. And, shortly after he bought it, I heard other
> free-lancers commenting about how great he was sounding. So the
instruments must work
> for some folks. Earlier, I recall him describing his conception of tone,
when
> he used the word "clarion" as an aspect, if not defining, quality -- so I
> don't think he is going for exactly the same standard "dark" or "silky"
tone that
> seems to be a common ideal. That may have been part of why he liked the
> European-style Yamaha.
>
> For myself, of the oboes I tried, I found the regular Loree excelled in
tone
> quality below G and above high A. Even if I did kind of like the middle
> register of the Yamaha a little better, it seemed to me that getting an
extra solid
> tone core at the extreme registers would be more helpful generally. I'm
> curious if you had the same experience, or if you found other drawbacks to
the
> Yamaha.
>
> - Phil Freihofner
>
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