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 Rigoutat Riec
Author: stevensfo 
Date:   2008-04-21 14:53

Well, I finally bought myself a Riec last month - direct from Rigoutat. There were two other places I tried, but one never replied to my emails, and the other was selling it without a case.

First impressions? It plays like a dream. So well in fact that I'm starting to realise that my old plastic Fox probably needs a good overhaul! I reckon the breaking in period is over, so yesterday I played my heart out for a few hours. One thing I noticed is it seems to take longer to warm up than the Fox. But when it does...hmmm!

For a few hours last month I thought there was a serious problem with the C# pad. It was sticking and not opening correctly. Just by coincidence I read an article a few days later about this happening to new oboes in dry conditions, and our humidity was unusually low at the time. Sure enough, after a while - and a tiny drop of the Doctors key oil - the key was just fine.

Having once lived in France for 9 years I know that their idea of 'freebies/accessories' is very different from ours. Rigoutat is no exception.
My British Hanson clarinet came with a choice of vandoren MPs, quality swab, rovner ligature, 2 barrels and free reeds.
My far more expensive oboe costing ten times more arrived with some kind of horrible flimsy oboe stand in 2 pieces that nobody would be seen dead using, and 2 swabs, both looking very smart: royal blue with 'Rigoutat' written on them ;-)
The smaller swab for the upper joint is okay - just. The larger swab has a cord with a frayed end and a weight that is just not heavy enough - both of which make it extremely difficult getting it down the bore.
Why they insist on including these useless things is a mystery to me.

However, I don't really care. The oboe is beautiful, and that's what counts!

Steve

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Chris P 2008-04-21 20:01 
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stevensfo 2008-04-22 06:01 
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cowtime 2008-04-22 23:35 
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stevensfo 2008-04-23 06:13 
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ceri 2008-04-23 19:08 
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cowtime 2008-04-23 23:23 
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JudyP 2008-04-24 01:04 
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stevensfo 2008-04-24 13:55 
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stevensfo 2008-04-25 16:46 
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vboboe 2008-04-26 23:01 
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