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 Re: Old Lafleur Temptation
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2017-02-07 19:00

While the Chinese oboes of late may be better in some respects of their overall design compared to Lark oboes of the past, they're still plagued with a lot of problems and most repairers aren't prepared to work on them for fear of opening a can of worms.

DON'T whatever you do buy an Odyssey oboe - they're massively overpriced for what they are and are one and the same thing as a generic Chinese oboe of around half the cost. And steer well clear from the clear ones as the top joint bores are around 2mm wider than they should be.

Also beware of Orsi oboes from the '90s onwards as they often have really sloppy key fitting - the key barrels on most have been reamed out too large for the rod screws.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

The opinions I express are my own.

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