Author: Wes
Date: 2011-05-12 18:26
Hi Hautbois Francais!
My standard grenadilla Laubin has a fairly "dark" beautiful sound, but I believe that it projects well. Response wise, it gives one the feeling that this is a first class oboe but I don't know how to describe that. It never had a leak, which is helped by having lined toneholes in the upper joint.
The 1984 Loree I have is a fairly "sweet" sound and a little bit dark, while the 2005 Loree is a little brighter and yet very "substantial". The newer Loree has a thicker body which contributes to the sound. Reeds for the Lorees are a little easier to make, for me, than the Laubin.
Non of these oboes have unstable F2s or other notes, but the older Loree tended to have sharp E2s before I learned how to make stable reeds.
Good Luck!
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