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Author: oboesage
Date: 2014-09-18 01:12
JRC,
What I like about the model is its solid throughout. The pitch is spot on. It has strong free singing throughout all registers. Very free blowing where as with the Laubin's or the Loree's or the Gordet's and event the Howarths that I tried all had at least one area of the range that had quirks. The oboe has such a beautiful singing quality especially in the octave Half hole D2 through to G3. Many times I feel constricted when I play certain models and style of oboes in that range. Free blowing is a must and this model does give it. It's consistent. Here's the bottom line for me, and everybody is different, this oboe givens me no reason to blame things on it, if I miss something then its me I don't have the oboe to blame and if that was Mayer and Ludwig Frank's goal then I think its achieved. Every professional oboe out there is about 9K or more so isn't it worth an extra K or 2 to get something special? As oboists we struggle to get the sound we want sometimes depending on the reed and the oboe its like digging a ditch with a teaspoon. As my good acquaintance Peter Hurd says "Everyone deserves to drive a Rolls Royce at least once".
To me the design is revolutionary and will eventually spread in popularity. In the US there are currently on 2 dealers for Monnig, but the word is definitely spreading.
Regards,
George
Post Edited (2014-09-18 01:54)
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oboesage |
2014-09-17 07:06 |
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JRC |
2014-09-17 15:39 |
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oboesage |
2014-09-17 19:29 |
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JRC |
2014-09-18 00:48 |
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oboesage |
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2014-09-18 15:27 |
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GoldenBoy |
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