Old, OLD Loree pics
Tuesday June 10 2008
Some nice chips out of the top— interesting reed well.
Trill keys look similar. The modern upper trill key extends further up.
Toneholes are in immaculate condition. Notice the itty bitty half-whole key.
Ab key hugs the trill key rod much closer. It’s also shorter and more curved.
Interesting trill key there. It’s an entirely new (or rather old) hole!
No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. The old instrument (on the right) really is that much thinner than my CL Loree (and C series instruments are that much thinner than modern instruments).
I love that itty bitty half hole key. Notice the difference in distances between the holes.
Even more of a difference in distance between the A and the G key!
Maybe they had itty bitty thumbs back then too—
The usual no adjustment screw on the F#-G# bridge.
Notice the lack of posts in this area. Unlike modern oboes, The open ring D is also connected to the E key and the F# resonance key. The E key is part of the same hinge.
Naturally, no F resonance (as Tabuteau would have wanted it!)
The bell was missing its ring. No doubt the wood had shrunk leaving the ring loose to fall off.
The grains on this piece of wood are gorgeous.
Somehow I got the feeling the instrument had been on a shelf in an attic for a long time—
A REALLY… long time—
Notice the difference in grain pattern and texture between the bell/middle joint as opposed to the top joint. I believe the middle joint and bell to be palisander, while the top joint to be grenadilla.
And then— my camera battery died. :(
nat*
Jun 11, 2008
how interesting! thanks for posting the pics, Cooper! (:
john towle
Jun 12, 2008
Absolutely amazing pics, Cooper. I am in awe. Thanks so much for sharing.
Would you please do me a favor? Forward them to my teacher Bob Hubbard. He is happy to receive such info & has a fine regard for old double reed instruments such as these. I know he would appreciate having them. For years he was principal oboe & EH of the San Jose Symphony as well as a good friend of your friend, Patty Mitchell. He speaks of her often. They used to bail each other out when they were having reed slumps.
Best,
john
john towle
Jun 12, 2008
Bob Hubbard’s email:
huboboe@att.net
Best,
john
Darlene
Jun 12, 2008
thanks for the pictures! Have fun with the oboe; I’d love to be able to try one that old.
Roger
Jun 14, 2008
Cooper,
I think that extra trill key is for the Ab-Bb trill. I have a similar trill key on my German (Kreul) oboe.
Roger
racheloboes
Jun 18, 2008
I feel dumb, but I’m actually not seeing the extra trill key! Somebody help me out?
Shirish Malhotra
Jun 28, 2008
Actually, no, I did play it before I sent it to you, cooper. I even tried to oil it, but soon realized I’d rather leave that to you. But it was clean, and apparently gathered all that dust either during shipping or in customs.
Jun 10, 2008
Once you get it in good playing shape, if you plan on doing that, you should post a sound clip of the difference between the the two oboes.
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