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Re: Recommendations

Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2011-03-28 23:22

Oh gosh no! Loree and Marigaux make fully synthetic instruments and Fox is best known for those. Yamaha and Howarth must make them full synthetic too. And the pro. models usually have a chemical formula that makes the final sound identical to wood.

My Loree has a synthetic top joint and it is/was unstable something awful. The word "unstable" usually means that a few choice notes (well known to those who have experienced it) will not always play at the same tuning standard, especially through dynamics. More than that, the notes can wolf (as violinists would say) and do all kinds of other unpleasant things. Extraordinary reeds can compensate for that, but those are rather rare!

This is another reason why a used instrument may be more suitable: it is less likely to crack! A wood instrument with cracks that has been expertly repaired can play as well, often even better, than a "fresh" instrument.... hence my previous recommendations. Furthermore, be sure you deal with a vendor that will help you get some instruments on trial and have it tested by a friend who knows what he's doing...

Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music

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