Author: OboePrince
Date: 2015-09-22 01:59
Congratulations on beating cancer first of all and continuing your musicianship. That is truly something to be proud of.
I think Loree overall is an inconsistent maker, and the AK bore sounds like a reed trumpet.
For a very freeblowing oboe that has great response, flexibility of timbre as well as very easy to adjust pitch is Rigoutat. There is some natural brightness to them, but again, it is a very free and flexible horn so that can be used to your advantage (as I do a lot because of orchestral playng) or dampened with a thicker reed.
I think it would be a really good way to go for you to have an oboe that is VERY easy to play (with respect to it being... an oboe) and is still gonna give you a quality sound. The Symphonie model is abysmal, but the Rigoutat Expression (more freeblowing, slightly brighter) and the J model (a little stiffer but not too much, like a cross between a Rigoutat and a Marigaux) are both wonderful.
Also, it is worth mentioning, the RIEC semi-professional model is AMAZING and you really can't get a better instrument for the price. It's what I currently play on and there are VERY few limitations. I can pull a double A out of thin air followed by 5 consecutive, tongued low Bb's and none of them crack. It is an amazingly playable instrument and has a sound and dynamic capability of both pulling you in to the stage on the edge of your seat, as well as hitting you right in the soul at the back of the auditorium. Just an amazingly flexible oboe. Just make sure you get one made after Phillipe took over. He no longer services the instruments his father made, and those models are VERY bright. A complex sound, but very old school France for sure.
Congrats on not letting some dumb old cancer take your musicianship from you! That's amazing. I was told I would never play again due to a bad hand injury, but that doctor was wrong and I have recovered almost fully. It sucks when you think you are gonna have your music taken from you.
Again, very impressed by you. I suggest going with a Rigoutat, and unless you're wanting to play professionally still, I think the semi-pro RIEC would be everything that you need and more, as well as really give you the qualities you need from an oboe.
Hope this helps!
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