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Author: samovar
Date: 2011-11-19 02:36
I recently started playing again after a ~20-year break and have been lurking on this board and rummaging in the archives for a couple of months. If this kind of community (and access to quality reedmakers!) had been available back in the day I might never have quit... A number of folks in particular have been very generous with time and advice, including Peter Hurd, Nora Post, Patty Mitchell, Cooper Wright, and Hannah Selznik.
I cut my teeth on a beloved Loree bought new in ~1985 and played until I sold it in college.
Since starting up again I've been playing a rented Fox 333 from Forrests which sounds remarkably good for plastic and has basically all of the keyword except the split ring D and adjacent banana key.
But now finally this weekend I've gathered a number of instruments for trial with an eye toward a purchase:
1988 rosewood Laubin
2008 Marigaux 901
1999 Loree AK bore (N-series)
1987 Loree (H-series modeled on "C" series)
which I'll also compare to the Fox and my teacher's more recent vintage grenadilla Laubin.
First impressions have the rosewood Laubin and the Loree H-series out in front. The Laubin sounds perhaps a bit warmer but also somewhat stuffy, with less dynamic range (can't go nearly as loud) and less crispness/clarity than the Loree "H". The AK Loree seems very stuffy, while the Marigaux (despite being a gorgeous, pristine specimen with nice ergonomics) sounds unstable and even slightly unpleasant. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any used Howarth XLs to try.
I would welcome any comments or suggestions, in particular, recommendations of various play "tests" to try as I continue to compare these various instruments.
Bill
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samovar |
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