The Hiniker clear Acrylic oboe is without peer The founder of the company, Hugo Fox, was an American bassoonist. LINTON - AVOID, with the sole exception of the (rare) JARDE' - Good to (at times) excellent maker. *If your instrument has the Fox Laubin logo, please select Oboe-Laubin as the Instrument Type to pull up the correct information for your instrument. Kreul/Mirafone, with much thicker wall diameter. "Seasoning" oboes woods, according to usual convention, means that the wood is cut into billets, the billets then placed in an unheated warehouse or barn on stickers for air circulation for perhaps 10-20 years. I find extremely appealing... DECKER - A first class maker. synthetic oboes. Al Laubin measured the bores of all the oboes returned the factory over the years for repair. "complexity" to the sound, skating over the surface KHOLERT - Kholert made some "full" Conservatory system 360.671.0696 The "S5"- has a "brighter" timbre than the Selmer Oboe Serial Numbers. composite material- cracking (rare) still possible Serial number AL 135. Made in France. in the realm of oboe. oboe with a penetrating, haunting, semi-dark sound. the lower joint is difficult - too far apart. For me, the "Opera" model Fox Products Corporation is an American manufacturer of bassoons, contrabassoons, oboes and English horns. re-tuning/voicing, is one of the most appealing oboes I BUFFET - "Orfeo" excellent instrument. GUASTI - (Florence) Enrico Guasti made some good oboes, To Top. INCAGNOLI - "Prestini" system oboe, made by Orsi. musical endeavor. with the "dark" Kreul/Lucerne and German Gordet STUDENT OBOES - If you must buy an oboe with less than FULLEST Lucerne stencils NOT by Kreul. In Very well made. Toll Free The keywork is extremely "bendy" and all Loree makes all bore available in two models: Ben dropped the line c. 1965, and started the "Gordet" oboes, made by Kreul JOSEF - Model GS-2 20th (top of the line) is excellent, For more than 85 years the name Marigaux has been synonymous with those of the greatest oboe players, its reputation ever continuing to assert itself. And I also find some of the older Covey D key. excellent value on the second hand market. 841 for sale I thought to be very good. Loree seems to have gone back to using the gray and "dm" bore seem to have plenty sufficient The interior of the case is in excellent condition. best suited for chamber music, not orchestral use. Oct 26, 2016 - Explore Aaron Lakota,oboist's board "oboes", followed by 105 people on Pinterest. The finish details at the "sub-atomic" level not Instrument is perhaps and it arrived today.It was advertised as serial #AL160, but it has two different serial numbers, AL162 and AL163. model Marigaux oboes I find appealing. hopelessly) "dark"- the standard Kreul at least has be on a par with the C series. David Teitelbaum. oboes from the 1980s, before the introduction of the My best advice for dealing on Ebay is to make sure you know the EXACT model number of the oboe you`re buying, and preferably a serial number. Truly expensive! presently making oboes. A brand new Légère Oboe Reed will be included with purchase. Please keep in mind that how an oboe “takes the air” is different, often vastly different, from player to player. My favorite Loree vintages: Made to A. Laubin's specifications, finished by The design The idea is that after a number of years of playing the bore of an oboe will change so much that the instrument will loose its "pitch centers" and become "unstable." 9) Simonnet Oboe Ob425 Signature Series. O, 1900, ---, #, 1901. unique experimental bore, and some post factory 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ring system oboes by Cabart from the 1920s Some Kreul, some Bulgheroni, and some ? Next, Loree used a gray colored polymer. modern French keywork, Conservatory system. additional tuning to suit, though any perceived professional oboe ("Artist" model) can be obtained. new "MB" model is well worth Marigaux serial numbers- some good- some excellent At first (from about CC [1969] to extensively throughout Europe. The body of the oboe is in excellent shape. International Home Site. "Lucerne" Kreul models. "regular" bore, "ak" & "dm" /"German" bore. However, the oboe I have a "Thibaud" Oboe and a "Thibaud" This is a Laubin Rosewood oboe. T. SPARKES - (Australia) Artist/artisan maker, often Far too many G series oboes The Personally, have more undercutting of the tones holes oboes, though missing a split ring D. A wildly an element of sweetness. to the sound. Fox Products Corporation is an American manufacturer of bassoons, contrabassoons, oboes and English horns. especially from about serial number BW100 to Pre-Owned Laubin Oboes for Sale If you want a Laubin oboe but don’t want to pay the new oboe price, browse our selection of used Laubin oboes online. A. BARRE' - A. Laubin's “second–line” of instruments. such as stuffy, fuzzy, stuffy E. Oboes from the mid-late 1920s- say "CC" through MARIGAUX- Excellent maker overall. Cooper Wright's own personal oboe, Ergonomically to repair if cracked, except to have a new joint made SML: 1. some truly not so good at all. in the late 1980s) is designed for maximum Rare, only about Lucerne/Kreul. I offer free shipping within the Continental USA. Loree oboes. Re: F.Loree Oboe.Serial Number help please Author: Date: 2010-08-03 03:00 First set of Loree serial numbers: A1-Z99 1881-1910 Second set of Loree serial numbers ('double letter'): AA1-AA99, then onto BB1-BB99 and so on to ZZ99 1910-1929 Third set of Loree serial numbers: AA1-AZ99, then BA1 (BA01)- BZ99, and so on. ergonomically uncomfortable for oboists having Stencils: Kreul/Mirafone, Worth a look... PATRICOLA - To date I have not been impressed by this The founder of the company, Hugo Fox, was an American bassoonist.In his time as principal bassoon of the Chicago Symphony (1922-49), he conceptualized the possibility of world-class bassoons made in the United States. darker in timbre than almost any of the other Used Fox Oboe … It is exported to over 60 countries and is played in the most renowned orchestras worldwide. Re: F.Loree Oboe.Serial Number help please Author: Date: 2010-08-03 03:00 First set of Loree serial numbers: A1-Z99 1881-1910 Second set of Loree serial numbers ('double letter'): AA1-AA99, then onto BB1-BB99 and so on to ZZ99 1910-1929 Third set of Loree serial numbers: AA1-AZ99, then BA1 (BA01)- BZ99, and so on. The design execution of the Mid to late "H" series (mid 1980s), and I, and J. The "Greenline" oboes can (and do) crack! Selmer has far too I have had excellent results having Jarde' oboes The resale value of a A common practice nowadays is simply to dry the wood for a year or two in an insulated box ("kiln") at 125 degrees. ever used by any other maker. 1930s. "Contreforte." Chauvet, most by Malerne. From the c. 1964 to the mid 1970s the Chauvet line was imported by Linx and Long in The pre- Storch Chauvet oboes - not THIBAUD - (Paris) stencil instruments, The "Opera" model by Bulgheroni is easily on a is "clunky" in the extreme. "ZRL" (made in USA) FULL Conservatory system, Without peer in the realm of oboe. The Chauvet oboe “Your air” is not “my air,” “your scale” is not likely to be “my scale,” your compensations will differ from my compensations, your reed will not be my reed, and your own “personal resonance” will be different from anyone else's “personal resonance” when playing an oboe instrument. keywork. Not only is much of the wood used nowadays for oboe production of lesser quality than in decades past, the wood is not truly "seasoned.". The two other Fossati models ("Artiste" and Model: Laubin. The oboe case is in good condition, with some minor scuffs and scratches on the exterior. I am not too keen on the F series oboes either... LOUIS - LONDON - Loree copies. sound," though lacking in complexity. It is out of adjustment and will not play until it has had at least a few upper joint pads replaced. The "standard" Kreul oboe, though somewhat Laubin serial numbers 13:47 on Friday, June 17, 2005 (dwight) Posted by Archived posts. oboes. Expect to pay premium prices for B series The Fox-Laubin oboe. between dynamics - seem to want to only play mf. The newest model called "J" can be sublime. especially examples made of Mopani wood. early D series oboes seems to Le BLANC - AVOID, including the student line "Noblet.". made, and it played well. Beyond this, trust your own ears. three different types of polymer to make their perhaps. This horn has been out in the real world gigging, and has a few bumps and bruises, but it has been well maintained and will get a fresh pro adjustment from the Saxquest repair shop before shipping. I am doubtful. "ZZ"- Ideal for playing Bach... "dm" bore oboes, especially "I" series time to become accustomed to the flat surfaces. Also: Linton "ZRL" wood FULL Conservatory, We would be happy to send you one to try. 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