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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000037.txt from 2007/02

From: "Edward B. Flowers" <flowerse@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] AK Bore Loree
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:02:16 -0500

Harold,

I should have known you'd be the one playing the sexy oboe.

The OC Loree AK that Marsha let me play, and then sold to another, is
"the oboe that got away." This little AK was more attractive than the
Brazilian models whose seductive powers no mortal man can resist.

Edward B. Flowers (ob)
New York City

HAROLD wrote:
> Dearest Mr.Flowers:
> I have been using the AK Loree Royal models since I starting playing
> on these lovely "new" oboes,or 1997.Can assure you that AK,whatever it
> means and stands for, is a lovely instrument.
> Most important though is:How is the whole tuning ?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Harold Emert
> returning to the oboe (after surgery to remove Sr. Gall and his brothers)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward B. Flowers"
> <flowerse@-----.net>
> To: "Double Reed List" <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 3:49 PM
> Subject: [DR-L] AK Bore Loree
>
>
>> List,
>>
>> I recently played an OC Loree with an AK bore. I found it to be a
>> particularly sweet-sounding oboe. This surprised me, because I have
>> been very happy playing a regular bore and Royal Loree that have much
>> darker tones.
>>
>> I'm curious how the lighter, more lyrical, AK Loree would sound with
>> other instruments.
>>
>> Do any of you have opinions about this? Do you know of any good CD's
>> that feature an AK played with other chamber music instruments. I
>> play almost 100 percent chamber music.
>>
>> Edward B. Flowers (ob, EH)
>> New York City
>>
>
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