Author: oboedrew
Date: 2009-08-08 15:58
joepie wrote:
> By chance I stumbled into the black Altuglass Marigaux again,
> this time, I quickly saved the URL in my Bookmarks for fear of
> losing it forever.
>
> Check it out:
> http://www.rdgwoodwinds.com/marigaux-model-altu-noir-oboe-p-1952.html
> Personally I think it is an absolute stunner.
>
> Is there any amongst you who have seen this one before? It
> isn't even on the Marigaus website. I have sent Marigaux an
> email to see if it actually exists .
This is an interesting thread, and apparently I missed it entirely until now.
Joepie, I tried one of Marigaux's altuglass oboes at the IDRS conference in Greensboro (six or seven years ago?), back when it was still transparent, before they stained it black. Beautiful instrument. I remember being surprised that it felt and sounded quite similar to their grenadilla oboes. But that was years ago, so I don't remember much more about it.
joepie wrote:
> The shopowner doesn't seem to be very keen on the
> Greenline though. He has only one, and says some of
> them are supposedly porous?? Anyways, I still have a
> year to decide on the Greenline, (and I'm still on to it).
> He also said they lack character, whatever that means...
That's kind of funny. There's some oboist saying that about every oboe. It's mostly nonsense. A particular oboe might not have the particular character that a particular oboist prefers, but no oboe just "lacks character." If it has a sound, it has a personality, it has character.
Anyway, I spent the last year playing a Greenline almost exclusively. The three mp3's currently on my site were all recorded on it, so they might give you an idea of a Greenline's character (not that every player will sound alike on one). And, of course, you can listen to anything recorded recently by Albrecht Mayer, whose playing is simply sublime. I'm moving back to Yamaha, but my complaint with Buffet has nothing to do with the oboe's sound. I'm a tinkerer. I always tweak and modify my oboes. Sometimes I try something out and then decide I don't like it. So, if I'm modifying a key, I want a spare on hand so I can go back to the original. It's difficult to order replacement keys from Buffet USA. You can expect months of delay. And they charge exorbitant prices, perhaps as a deterrent. Like $100 per octave vent. That's not a typo. $100 each, $200 for a pair. You can get Loree octave vents for 1/8th that price, and I used to think Loree was expensive!
Cheers,
Drew
www.oboedrew.com
Post Edited (2009-08-08 16:34)
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