Author: oboeblank
Date: 2006-02-24 05:55
I would agree with most of what has been posted perviously; however I would like to offer a different angle here in regards to the Loree oboe.
The whole: "Lorees have terrible scales, uneven intonation...blah,blah,blah' is no longer true. That was said once by some oboe guru ages ago and has become the mantra for Loree slammers. It is true that you will have to search for a good oboe-that is the sad, or exciting truth of it. Do not be fooled into believing that one maker holds the secret to the creation of the best oboe-that, [the best oboe] does not exist in the words of John Mack.
I have played Greenlines that sounded like cardboard, Marigauxs that played like toys, Yamahas with scales as uneven as Kevin Costners' accent in Robin Hood and Loree's with a tone as harsh as a Bill O'Reilly interview. I don't think that I was in possesion of "dud" oboes from those makers. That happened to be a cross section of the oboes available.
The good thing is that there are so many oboes to choose from, there is no longer the "right" one. Play anything you can get your hands on, one will feel right and it will be perfect; until you hate it and start looking all over again.
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