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However, some slight differences in keywork patterns exist between the genuine Loree English horns and the Malerne instruments of the 1960s.
#Loree oboe serial number listing series#
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.
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Many of the bogus "Loree" instruments show up for sale nowadays - Ebay buyers: BEWARE!Īlmost all of the Chiasserini fakes have serial numbers in the "B" series. Loree USA." Chiasserini's scheme was exposed, and legal action ensued. The fake Loree trademarks can appear to be most convincing.Ĭhiasserini even went so far as to establish a front company called "F. Loree" and attempted to pass the instruments off to the US Army as genuine Loree. Simply bought a plethora of unmarked Malerne oboes and English horns, stamped the instruments "F. Seeing a opportunity that would impress Boss Tweed, Chiasserini To 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. I usually refer to Malerne English horns as the "Mercedes Benz" of English horns.* Malerne was bought out by Marigaux in 1976, and Marigaux is still making the same excellent "Malerne model" (standard bore) English horn today with only a few minor changes in the ergonomics of the keywork. However, Malerne overall made excellent English horns. Though on occasion I have found a Ben Storch voiced Malerne "Benwal" oboe that plays very well. I usually advise clients to avoid Malerne oboes altogether, Sadly, Malerne does not rate well at all in the oboe department. The "post-war" Cabart English horns, both ring and plateau, can often be of remarkable merit, also possessing a "haunting," "penetrating," and "BIG" sound. Many of the ring system Cabart oboes from the 1920s and 1930s- sublime.Īnd some Cabart oboes should be best used for wall decorations or lamps. Some Cabart oboes play exquisitely, with a "haunting" and "penetrating" sound. In the realm of oboes, Cabart was an inconsistent maker. On occasion, I find "stencil" Malerne English horns that seem to have the larger bore.Ī note about the two makers of most ubiquitous stencil instruments. Some were the "standard" model Malerne, and some made expressly to Laubin specifications, I surmise having a slightly larger bore. The "Laubin" English horns of the 1950s through mid 1976 were made by Malerne and voiced/fettled by Laubin. The Malerne "Cabart" was likely branded to fill an order after Cabart had ceased production of English horns. One of the curiousities I have had was a "Cabart" English horn that was in fact made by Malerne! I suspect this instrument was made in 1974 just as Loree was negotiating to purchase the Cabart firm. I have had exactly the same experience with a "LaFleur" (Malerne) English horn, and new Thibaud oboe and new Thibaud English horn. Voicing completed, the oboe played beautifully.
Tom said that he created a huge pile of wood shavings on his bench from all the reaming. Tom worked on this "LaFleur" oboe for about an hour or so, employing a myriad of reamers. It did not play at all! I sent this oboe to Tom Hiniker for voicing. It was gorgeous to behold, with gleaming "Buck Rogers model" ( Mack's pet phrase for oboes overwrought) keywork, and beautifully figured Rosewood.
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Sometimes, the final voicing was not completed, and the instruments simply shipped out "as is." I recently had a "LaFleur" Rosewood professional oboe that was in fact made by Hans Kreul.
That the firm marketing and branding the instrument would have their own artisans complete the voicing. Some "stencil" instruments were sold to various companies "unfinished" or "semi-finished," with the intent I surmise that many, perhaps most, of the French stencil marks in the "Ds" such as DuPre, Duvall, Dumont, Deschamps, Durand, etcetera were in fact made by either Cabart or Malerne. To the realm of "stencil" brands - many mysteries, many surprises. I intend that the list be viewed as a "rough guide" The list of "stencil" instruments I have compiled includes instruments that were fettled by the company or artisan whose trademark appears on the instruments. Over the course of decades of collecting and trading oboes, oboes d'amore, and English horns, I have come across many "stencil" instruments stamped with a "trademark" other than the stamp of the actual maker. USPS WILL NOT DELIVER TO OUR PHYSICAL ADDRESS Monday - Saturday, Pacific visits to try instruments welcome.
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