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Re: Old Oboe and Intonation

Author: JRC
Date: 2015-06-23 06:36

Good News!! Indeed...

I gave a visit to John Symer near Philadelphia. He took care of my pitch problem for nearly nothing. What an incredible oboe magician! He put the Rigoutat factory to shame in no time.

He now represents Mönnig oboe. He had 155 AM and 150 AMB for trials. I liked 155 better. 155 was mellower than 150. They are like Mercedes Benz manufactured Citroën. Extraordinarily balances and consistent tone and intonation throughout the range, from very low to super high notes, every single notes!! Remarkable balance! Unbelievable stability! My French reeds produced sweet fruity bright sound as I would expect from Rigoutat Classic. My German reeds produced chocolaty dark sound the way I intended. I am pretty sure American long scrape reeds would respond well. This was totally unexpected. I was particularly impressed with the tone hole inserts on 155. Every tone hole was fitted with granadilla insert placed in cross grain orientation. Any crack would stop at the insert. What an idea!! And it is now moderately priced.... around Loree range. I am sure it will demand appropriate pricing (meaning much higher) once its name is established in the U.S. market.

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