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Re: D'amore reeds

Author: hautbois
Date: 2008-10-05 00:15

Chris -- A crack occured through the trillers of my Marigaux d'amore, and inserts were installed; the intonation for the B-C# trill has been fine with those inserts, and I do not recall any problem prior to their installation. I do not think that many Marigaux d'amores are made at all these days. When I first contacted them about an instrument they had none and could not locate any at their distributors in the USA either. Basically, after much persistance (perhaps annoying) on my part, I was told that they inserted the manufacture of one for me in their production schedule. In design it is closer to the 901 oboe than the 2001 oboe (which is the oboe I have). And, unlike the Loree, it has no 'rocker' mechanism complicating the D, E & F resonance adjustments. It also has a low B resonance key at the very bottom of the middle joint. It is lovely to play -- very smoothe -- though initially there were a number of intonation matters to which I had to adjust or which I had the instrument adjusted to accomodate. The one remaining intonation problem, which takes measurable effort for me to adjust while playing, is the third octave D. It is quite flat. Otherwise, all the intonation is now comfortable.
Glad to hear of another Marigaux d'amore fan.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth

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