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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-09-23 14:49
As far as professional model english horns go, has anyone had any good experiences with certain models? My sights are set either on a Loree, Marigaux, or a Howarth. I know the Lorees are impeccable, but they are painfully pricy. Would it be worth saving up more to get one? Torus, do you have any suggestions?
D-oboe
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Author: oboe
Date: 2003-09-23 21:37
hey!
i don't play english horn, but i've always wanted to. does this mean you do??? how much alike/different is it from an oboe??? thanks
corinne
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Author: ~Heather ~
Date: 2003-09-23 21:51
I havent seen torus in a while, i wonder where he is?
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Author: Mikeyboy
Date: 2003-09-24 01:15
English Horns R the same fingerings as Oboe, but in the Key of F, like french horns. It has a short bocal and the reed is a bit bigger. It's kinda liek how a Bassoon is witht he bocal/reed system.
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-09-24 01:31
hmm thanks for telling me what an English Horn is, but how bout answering my question?
D-oboe
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Author: Mikeyboy
Date: 2003-09-24 02:16
Sorry, im' not an English Horn player, i play French Horn though. I didn't know if U know what one was or not, but i don't know which brands R good though.
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2003-09-24 02:23
Well, it's hard for me to answer that since I really don't have all that much experience with the English horn. The only two I've ever played were a Buffet and a Loree, with the Loree being the far superior of course. However I couldn't tell you anything about the other two makes you mentioned.
I know for me personally, I wouldn't go for the Loree simply because I would rather spend my energy on the oboe and therefore could not justify the expense. For me, the English horn would be an instrument I would just take out of the case every now and then to play, somewhat reluctantly, whenever no one else was disposed to play the part. I would of course play any other non-Loree instrument I was planning to purchase to see if I could live with any deficits those horns might have simply by virtue of not being a Loree. More than likely, I probably would find one that was good enough, given how much time I was potentially going to spend with the instrument in the first place.
For me, the oboe is my first love, and I wouldn't buy any English horn without procuring a Loree oboe, or whatever kind of oboe was the absolute best for me, first. That's a thought you may want to ponder for yourself.
Don't you play on a Greenline oboe? If I have you confused with someone else, I apologize. However if that is you that I'm thinking of, and I were you and had the money I was thinking about using to buy a very expensive English horn, I would be taking a long, hard look at my oboe first and be thinking twice about whether or not my money was being allocated to the appropriate place, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, I realize that didn't exactly answer you question, but I hope it helps nevertheless.
On another note: Awwww, it's nice to be missed, thanks ~Heather~. Yes I'm still here, proudly waving the banner of oboe player pomposity as always. There just haven't been many oboe-related posts lately, and I've been consequently, but not deliberately more taciturn as of late. But I'm around.
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Author: Milly
Date: 2003-09-25 19:16
Marigaux are brilliant makers of english horn, their keywrk is faultless, and the tone produced is beautifull, and yes they are slightly less pricy that the loree, although the horn is comparable to the standard. Howarth also are a good make, but in my opinion their oboes are higher quality than their cor anglais'. If you have the money you wouldn't need to ask whcih to get, but a marigaux is suitable as a proffesional oboe, particualary (spelling?) if you are only using it as a double instrument in orchestras. Hope this helps.
Mill
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