Author: doddel
Date: 2016-02-29 13:04
I bought a Loree English horn last weekend. So excited about this! Finally, after a search of over two years (second hand cors are very rare in Belgium/Netherlands, it seems...). It has a BC serial number. According to Peter Hurd, this was one of the best series for Loree oboes, not sure if the same can be said about English horns, but it sure sounds like a great horn!
it is an automatic, but in all honesty, it seems like I am already used to it after only a few minutes of playing
now, the instrument sounds great, except for two notes. I'm not sure there is anything I could do about this:
- the mid-range E is a bit sharp and sounds too 'open', especially coming from for instance the D or C#. Can I add a key to lower and 'close' the E a bit?
- the mid-range D# is too 'closed'. I don't think the instrument has had a revision for some time. Is this something that might be solved by cleaning key holes, for instance?
Finally, the instrument doesn't have the second octave key. This high range is not what I expect to be playing on an EH very often, but if it is an easy retrofit, I might consider having this done.
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