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Author: EaubeauHorn
Date: 2014-06-21 17:35
I'm considering getting back into oboe after having had to sell everything due to illness a couple of years ago. My oboe was a Rigoutat Expression that I liked a lot. However I would say it was very reed sensitive, and what I'd like to do this time around (if I proceed) would be to find an instrument that is not so reed sensitive. Are there general suggestions as to what to try, given this criterion, and given what I was accustomed to?
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Author: mjfoboe
Date: 2014-06-21 21:51
I find my Marigaux 901 to be extremely reed friendly; unlike my previous Loree.
I can play on well scraped reeds and have a velvet rich tone.
The sound is built into the instrument.
So if you are a good reed maker ... I believe you will have more success with the Marigaux 901.
I am sure there are other choices as well. Never stop looking for the perfect reed or Oboe~!
Mark
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Author: JRC
Date: 2014-06-22 19:05
High reed sensitivity can be a good thing from your oboe. If you wish to make your own unique sound to come through your instrument, Rigoutat is generally a good choice of instrument. If you like your instrument to make you sound like everyone else, one of those thick walled and dark sounding ones would be a good choice for you. There are quite a few choices in this category... Haworth, Loree, Marigaux, Yamaha, Buffet and others. Some are more expensive than others by a lot. I guess these oboes would make your life easier.
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Author: EaubeauHorn
Date: 2014-06-27 20:10
I had a Rigoutat Expression that I loved and had to sell due to medical expenses. I bought another and found it not what I expected and sent it back. Now I'm considering a brand new instrument because I tend towards a lot of allergies and wood absorbs things i'm allergic to.
I am not and never have been a good reed maker, despite years of work and competent instruction. That is exactly why I am looking for an instrument that does not care as much as my Rigoutat did. As long as I get a decent sound the nuances don't concern me.
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Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2014-06-28 06:36
I vote for the Marigaux as well. While I am a relatively consistent reedmaker, I am also fairly new to it (3 years). I think the Marigaux encourages me to keep trying, rather than highlights anything that isn't quite right. I am not in this to be a professional, I just want to play well and sound good in whatever amateur orchestra I am playing in.
And I wouldn't worry about 'sound the same' - in the studio when I was in the US, another student had a 901, similar vintage. She was a long scrape player, I was a short. She sounded more 'American', I sounded more 'European'. We did not sound the same.
Think of it like suspension in a car - harder suspension allows you to 'feel the road', and all the bumps along with it, softer suspension cushions your ride. It just depends what you are after. It sounds like you have come to the conclusion that the harder suspension in an oboe is not for you, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Rachel
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Author: EaubeauHorn
Date: 2014-07-03 18:05
Thanks. I had not considered Marigaux but now will. I was leaning towards trying the Bulgheroni student oboe because I have to buy new and the expense is so much less. If anyone is familiar with the "reed friendliness" of these I'd like to hear about it.
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