Author: mjfoboe
Date: 2010-10-11 14:39
1. 55+
2. Semi-Retired, non-professional oboist
3. This is my fourth Oboe in 20 years. (Acutally the 5th counting my High School instrument which I later sold - a stencil instrument called a Pierre.) My first was a Plastic Fox, the Second a Fossati Tiery, the Third a LW series Loree, and now a Maroguax 901 for 1 year. I had the Loree for the longest period about 10 years.
4. Pitch is 440. I play in two orchestras 16 concerts a year. I am principal in both orchestras.
5. My Marigaux reed is different from my Loree scrape. The Loree scrape was a very typical American long scrape reed with a defined heart and windows. My Marigaux reeds have to long channels with a faint heart. The tip is similar and 3-4 mm at the sides and 2mm or so in the center. I now use a 45 mm staple and a reed of 67 -68mm. I gouge my own cane. I use more that one lot of cane and multiple brands: Rigotti, Danzi, Ghys, RDG. I use Glotin brass tubes. My shaper tip is a RDG -1N.
6. I tried approximately 16 Oboes before I bought my Marigaux. Many of them were Loree Royals (I almost bought one); however, I also tried Yamaha, Fossasti, and other Marigaux models. I decided to move from the Loree because of peculiarities of the instrument and I wanted a better and more stable scale. I chose the Marigaux because of its warmth and core sound. I thought the Loree had an edge to its sound. Furthermore, reed making with the Mariguax is less of a hassle. The sound is less dependent upon the reed. The Loree was very reed dependent. Additionally, the sound from the Loree resonated from the top joint; while the sound of the Marigaux resonates from the lower joint and bell.
7. Everyones love my new sound! The Oboe did develop an incipient superficial crack in the tone hole in the first trill key - which I as a precaution had repaired. No impact upon the instrument. The repair was excellently executed. I had the lower keywork, c, eb, c# adjusted to mimic the old Loree keywork which better fit my hands.
8. No more Loree's for me! I plan to stick with Mariguax oboes. Listen to some of Peter Coopers recordings. He playing is gorgeous! Since I bought my Marigaux - my teacher bought a 901 and so did another student. The characteristics of the Marigaux sound is quite consistent across all three instruments. Although, no two instruments are ever identical.
Mark
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