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Re: Gordet Oboe

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-07-20 12:46

Oh right, so Gordet is a French-sounding name stamped on an instrument imported and tweaked to Ben Storch's spec - and could be either French, German or Italian. I wonder who the European makers were? Could they have been Malerne, Kreul, Orsi or Prestini?

I have a Selmer 104 that I've altered (mostly keywork alterations, and reaming the bore up to Howarth XL specification) and use this for outdoor playing instead of my kingwood Howarth.

It's not a bad instrument but there are some minor tuning issues that I'll need to deal with (mainly the tuning on the C# and D trills), but I'd even play it in an orchestral setting as the sound isn't at all bad - not as full as my Howarth, but not a million miles away from it. I think the tonehole layout and bore on the Selmer 104 are possibly based on a D-series Loree.

If you do invest in a wooden oboe, keep the Selmer 104 for those concerts played outdoors in extreme conditions (as they always seem to be) - it's far better to play a plastic oboe outside than putting a wooden one at risk.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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