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Author: Octave C. Crow
Date: 2010-06-23 19:40
I was very fortunate to have had some superb Loree oboes in my late teens and early twenties but even those instruments, made in the 1960s and 1970s and selected in France by members of one of the top American orchestras, wore out quickly and cracked easily. I still try oboes by Loree (and Yamaha, and Marigaux, and Howarth, etc.) when the opportunity arises and I can see the appeal of some of the notes on some of them...some of the time... They will remain more popular and the advantage of being able to try a dozen at a time is a great thing. If you know what you want you can cherry pick very good instruments from such a group.
Personally, if I were ever tempted to buy another Loree it would probably be a B or C series... I remember some bad oboe players whose daddies had bought oboes in France...I would love to get my mitts on some of those instruments today, I confess, especially if the no-longer-young artist "hadn't touched it since high school".
I completely agree with Koch fan's remarks about the tone color and intonation of Laubin oboes. I think some of the less experienced members of the list may write eloquently but...
I have owned seven Laubin oboes and two English horns in the last 20 years. Every one of them was worth the wait.
Many sophisticated Loree owners swear by various reboring strategies to correct problem notes and timbre. David Weber and Carlos Coehlo are two prominent practitioners of this art. And when I was studying with him John Mack taught me how to use fingernail polish to tune toneholes. Etc. Etc.
I am sure that Koch fan will agree with me that this kind of carpentry is totally unnecessary with any Laubin oboe. Though (under protest I think) they will put a new rubber sleeve in a really old instrument when doing a complete restoration. To be honest I did once have an oboe with a slightly flat c natural..they fixed it. That's the only pitch issue I ever had.
I suppose a serious student or professional oboe player would certainly find that the first couple of weeks with a Laubin would feel like swimming upstream but after that time the difference in the tone of the oboe would begin to work with the reeds you make for it. Give your old reeds away to a student.
hautbois francais: don't give up on finding a used oboe that still plays great.
The English horns are unbelievably wonderful. Pay any price if you find one that works.
Laubin repair and restoration work is superb and amazingly affordable. The oboes give a back flavor of pipe tobacco when they come back from the shop! May Paul Laubin live in good health for many years to come!
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