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Author: HautboisJJ
Date: 2013-05-01 17:56
So little has been written about the choice of an oboe d'amore. What are the popular choices available out there? Who makes the best d'amores? How do you try one to determine whether it's good... without the need to say, most people will have to buy one to learn one so there it isn't exactly easy to find a tendency...
Howard
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Author: heckelmaniac
Date: 2013-05-02 02:00
On my website, I have a section on specific makes of oboes d'amore in the commentary pages.
MANY outstanding makes and vintages of oboes d'amore exist:
Loree the most recent being "super"
Puchner on par with the recent Loree oboes d'amore- lots of "core" to the sound
Howarth first class maker
Bulgheroni some exquisite, though not as "warm" as [say] Puchner, Howarth,
or Loree. "BIG" sound though
Mariguax recent examples excellent, a few older examples first class
Moenning I have one from the 1960s that is heavenly
Kreul (Kreul, Kreul/Gordet, Kreul/Mirafone) some will be really good
I especially like the Kreul oboes d'amore to low Bb. "Dark sound."
Hiniker only one made so far- it is amazing...
Rigoutat only the ones made after the recent re-design c. 2008
Josef amazing complexity to the sound, though at most only a "tiny" voice.
Particola So far, not a make I can recommend
Best to try a whole bunch of instruments. Trying oboes d'amore is like sampling fine wines...
In the budget department, nothing beats a Bulgheroni.
Beautifully made, beautifully voiced, scale is almost always without fault. On occasion I will have a Bulgheroni oboe d'amore that in fact borders on having a "warm" sound, though without sacrificing the HUGE voice that all Bulgheroni oboes d'amore seem to possess. However, though Bulgheroni bocals have become much better of late, it may be best to try any Bulhgheroni oboe d'amore with other makes of bocal.
The Hiniker bocal seems to be the "Rolls-Royce" of oboe d'amore bocals at present.
With best wishes,
Peter
Oboes.us
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Author: heckelmaniac
Date: 2013-05-02 05:17
Ooops- I forgot:
Fossati comparable to Bulheroni perhaps slightly "warmer" than Bugheroni,
though not as big a voice
Oboes.us
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Author: JRC
Date: 2013-05-03 11:39
And they are all very expensive, even old ones..!!!!
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Author: heckelmaniac
Date: 2013-05-03 19:27
Yes, even at just over 1/2 to 2/3rds the price of new, an old oboe d'amore can be "pricey." On occasion though I have found an old Jarde' (likely Orsi) or Guasti
that play well for less than a king's ransom. Likely best to avoid the
Cabart oboes d'amore at ANY price, or the pre-2008 Rigoutat oboes d'amore...
"Gordet" oboes d'amore: most by Kreul, though as few by Cabart.
Once in a while the Gordet/Cabart oboes d'amore play "OK" with (say)
a Loree or Hiniker bocal.
Oboes.us
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-05-03 20:20
I was lucky to get my 1979 Marigaux d'amore for £2000 from John Myatt back in 2007. It's full German spec (fully auto 8ves, conservatoire 1-2-3 mech, roller F key, F resonance key and low B-C link) which I had a thumbplate and 2nd 8ve touch fitted to. It came with the two original Marigaux crooks plus a Howarth crook which I normally use with it.
It had only been lightly played in all that time and still had all the original skin pads and all key corks present. I stripped it down and cork padded it throughout. Tuning on the trill keys was a tad wild so I've filled both the trill toneholes in to bring them down to pitch.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: JRC
Date: 2013-05-03 20:31
I would love to find one in that price range. So far, no luck !!
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-05-03 20:36
I called them up just before I went out to Virginia but it had already been sold. But I then called them when I returned to see if they had another one and this same d'amore was returned as the buyer didn't get on with it, so I snapped it up.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: heckelmaniac
Date: 2013-05-05 00:57
Beware, I have come across a few "off brand" oboe d'amore (such as Goubet, and some others) that do not have an
"A resonance key" Instead they have a G#-A right hand side key trill as on late model oboes.
Not having an A resonance key is the "kiss of death" for an oboe d'amore-
the "in staff Bb" will be absolutely dreadful on such instruments not having an A resonance key. I have not found any alternate fingering remedy to make up for the missing A resonance key on such instruments...
Oboes.us
Post Edited (2013-05-05 07:53)
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