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Author: doddel
Date: 2016-10-17 19:10
I am wondering what the value is of an old Jardé oboe I own. Before it was in my possession, it did not play, so I had a (basic) servicing done.
Looking at the keywork, it looks like an instrument from the 60ies.
It feels very light compared to my Rigoutat, except for the bell, which feels heavy. Sound is great, although it is not even throughout the scale. It does, however, play both the low and high notes with much more easy than the Rigoutat.
Is there an actual value in these old instruments? Or is this more of a collectible? Do people actually collect these things? I know Jardé oboes are fairly rare
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Author: doddel
Date: 2016-10-17 19:10
one more interesting thing: it has a left C# key instead of a left F key...
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Author: JRC
Date: 2016-10-17 23:10
Would you post pictures of the oboe: top joint front and back, middle joint front and side. and the bell?
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Author: heckelmaniac
Date: 2016-10-18 22:38
Jarde' was a first class maker. I believe the R. Dupin apprenticed with Jarde' back in the 1950s. One of the Gomberg brothers played Jarde' oboe for a while, and there is a Jarde' oboe called "The Gomberg model." Often Loree and Jarde' oboes made for the UK market have left C# instead of left F. Adding a left F (or converting the left C# to be a left F) to such an instrument can be a major (and expensive) challenge. In good playable condition (no cracks, no wear to the silver plate, sealing well, key fitting good) Jarde' oboes with full professional key-work can realize between about $1700 to about $2500. Jarde' also made some oboes with less than full professional key-work.
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