The serial number is either CC73 or GG73. Wondering if someone can provide guidance on the age of a "vintage" F.Loree english horn. Same as the 'King-Marigaux' oboes.New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/ Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In The 'Greenline' oboes can (and do) crack! Not possible to repair if cracked, except to have a new joint made at great expense if not still under warranty.AVOID any of the Buffet 'student' model and 'modified Conservatory' oboes - dreadful!The 'Buffet' oboes from the 1960s and 1970s were in fact made by Marigaux- even having the Marigaux serial numbers- some good- some excellent oboes.
However, I did find one example at the 2011 IDRS convention that I liked.
Lacking in the complexity, 'character' department.The 'composite' Buffet Greenline 3613 is, in my estimation, an unabashed 'reed trumpet,' extremely 'brassy' sounding, lacking subtlety altogether. Also, the 'natural C' touch seems far too tiny to be of much use.The most recent wood professional model 3613 oboes tend to be excellent. Different bore from the 'Orfeo' Lacking left C# - in my estimation an oboe with this level of mechanical sophistication should truly have a left C# key. Has solid metal tenon on upper joint composite material- cracking (rare) still possible 'Virtuoso' Composite or wood. However, some slight differences in keywork patterns exist between the genuine Loree English horns and the Malerne instruments of the 1960s.īUFFET - 'Orfeo' excellent instrument. A cursory inspection would have many an oboist convinced that this is a in fact a B series Loree. It is a glorious instrument, very stable, beautifully voiced, impeccable scale, and possessed of a "foundation shaking" resonance. I have a Chiasserini fake Loree (Malerne) English horn, with a "BG" serial number. Many of the oboes have a serial number beginning with "BS"- I find this completely apropos. Many of the bogus "Loree" instruments show up for sale nowadays - Ebay buyers: BEWARE! Almost all of the Chiasserini fakes have serial numbers in the "B" series. Loree USA." Chiasserini's scheme was exposed, and legal action ensued. Chiasserini even went so far as to establish a front company called "F. The fake Loree trademarks can appear to be most convincing. Loree" and attempted to pass the instruments off to the US Army as genuine Loree. Seeing a opportunity that would impress Boss Tweed, Chiasserini simply bought a plethora of unmarked Malerne oboes and English horns, stamped the instruments "F. Chiasserini won a contractto provide the US Army with Loree instruments. Chiasserini was a woodwind "impresario" in New York City in the 1940s-1960s. In the discussion of stencil instruments, mention must be made of the Chiasserini fake "Loree" oboes and English horns.
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