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Re: Used Lorees

Author: fromsfca
Date: 2016-05-04 06:06

My Loree is from 1980s.....plays beautifully.

There is quite a controversy around oboes being played out...I'm happy for symphony guys to feel that way, ...ill buy theirs!

I prefer older grenadilla, as I think older instruments were seasoned longer than new ones....so for 9 years, the wood contracted and expanded. Then, was made into an oboe....where it has again, expanded and contracted...so the chances of a crack are greatly reduced.

With that said, any oboe with bore issues should be avoided (kid stuck his swab in bore and dad pulled out the ole power drill)....or, the instrument wasn't cleaned properly, or someone was in a rush to get home and a warm bore was taken outside on a cold dry night (I have to admit, a show finishes at 11, I have 7 or 8 horns to clean out, I may not be as thorough as I should be).....when I'm practicing, I swab the horn and let it sit in the case for few hours for moisture to air out....I also scrupulously watch humidity.

I got 2 oboes: a '97 MCW which plays and sounds great (my backup...a Bulgheroni blank finished by mark chudnow) and the Loree which sounds beautiful. An ak for 4K?...if you don't want it, give me your teachers phone number.

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