Rigoutat RIEC Student Oboe

Mönnig Diamante D180 Cor anglais

The Mönnig Diamante D180 Cor anglais has achieved global success, having inspired a significant number of orchestral musicians to switch to this extremely coveted Cor anglais model. The tone hole design imparts a darker and more powerful tone with unparalleled intonation and flexibility. The dynamic range and ease of response makes you forget that you are playing a Cor anglais. The keywork has been improved for greater comfort, particularly in the right-hand keys, giving the player greater dexterity and reducing strain on the hand. There is a wide choice of bocals (crooks) to make the perfect complement to these fabulous instruments.

Le Roseau Chantant is proud to have been selected by Mönnig to be their sole oboe / oboe family instrument distributor in France and Canada. These instruments are rapidly gaining a worldwide reputation for excellence and are fast becoming the premier choice for musicians. We offer hand picked selections of these fine instruments, with several models in permanent inventory.

• Made from finest Grenadilla wood
• Semi-automatic octaves
• Third octave key
• Full Gillet Conservatoire system
• Gold-plated posts and rings
• Gold-plated octave valves
• Gold-plated sterling silver bocal receiver
• G resonance key
• Ab - Bb trill key
• C/C# and C/D trill keys (double)
• F#/G# and B/C# links
• Forked F resonance key
• Left-hand ('long') F key
• F roller key
• Silicone-faced key pads
• Bell with resonance key

The instrument comes with 2 specially selected Thomas Hiniker Sterling silver-plated bocals (crooks), and has a patented leather case with plush-lined leather cover, zipped side pocket, and carrying strap.

Cabart « Petites Mains » Student Beginner Oboe

An excellent student oboe ideally designed for younger players. The Cabart « Petites Mains » model features clever ergonomic adaptations specially designed to accommodate children's hands - including a simplified close-spaced plateau system, and reduced weight (100 grammes lighter than a traditional instrument), yet retaining its trademark full sound. With its Cabart « Petites Mains » model, Lorée has produced the perfect instrument for young beginners. Students can comfortably use this oboe for their first 3 - 5 years of study.

• Conservatoire plateau system
• Seasoned Grenadilla wood
• Beautiful tone and solid intonation
• Silver-plated keywork
• Close-spaced plateaux for smaller hands
• Range down to low B natural
• Adjustable thumb rest
• Forked F resonance key
• Left hand ('long') F key
• All trill keys

Buffet Crampon professional model Cor anglais

The bore of this professional model remains a defining factor in the renown of Buffet instruments, producing a generous and powerful sound with refined tone quality. This is a very reliable and solid instrument.

• Body of Grenadilla wood
• Conservatoire system
• Third octave key
• Double C - D trill keys
• C - C# trill key
• Forked F resonance key
• Ab - Bb and Ab - A trill keys
• "Gillet" (Banana) key – low C - C# trill key
• Low B - C# trill
• Double G# and Eb keys
• D# - E trill key
• Articulated C# mechanism
• Half hole
• Fine adjustment screws

Howarth Junior Beginner Oboe

This is a beginner student oboe built with a simplified French Conservatoire mechanism, without compromising quality. It is made of Grenadilla wood with silver-plated keywork, and shows the same attention to detail as the acclaimed professional model instruments through which Howarth has built its international reputation. Despite their lighter weight to enable younger students to play without strain, these instruments produce a full, beautiful sound with perfect intonation. This, together with their finely-adjusted precise mechanism, will make a beginner feel like a professional musician right from the start.

• Simplified Conservatoire system with semi-automatic octave
• Plateau system (all covered holes)
• Body of Grenadilla wood
• Special lightweight key mechanism, fully silver-plated
• Extensions on 4th finger plates for greater comfort for small hands
• Standard fingerings, facilitating progression to advanced models
• Full 2 ½ octave chromatic range from bottom C
• Works with standard reeds
• Sturdy backpack-style case with integral cover

Howarth XL Professional Oboe

In 1995, Howarth began work on the development of a prestigious oboe with a new, wider bore, and a new mechanism with fine tolerances for a clean, quick action. In collaboration with internationally renowned oboists, the company created an instrument with a generous yet elegant sound that was both focused and flexible, with exceptional projection.
The Xl model became an immediate success amongst solo and orchestral oboists of international repute, its supple and responsive qualities rapidly establishing a reputation amongst professional and amateur musicians alike.

• Full Gillet Conservatoire plateau system
• Silver-plated keywork
• Body of Grenadilla wood
• Semi-automatic octaves
• Third octave key
• Double C - D and C - C# trill keys
• Forked F resonance key
• Left-hand ('long') F key
• Ab - Bb and Ab - A trill mechanisms
• Gillet (Banana) key - low C - C# trill
• Eb - E trill mechanism
• Low C - C# link
• Philadelphia link (double adjustment screw on C touch piece)
• Metal-sleeved tenons and sockets
• Undercut tone holes
• Low Bb resonance key
• Fine-tuning adjustment screws
• Adjustable thumb rest
• Weight c. 745g
• Professional solid wood case lined with green velvet and covered in luxury fabric, plus professional case cover.

Buffet Crampon Prestige model Oboe GL

With its Conservatoire system, the Prestige model represents a new standard in the Buffet Crampon oboe range. It plays evenly and responsively throughout the entire tessitura, especially in the low register. The special 'Green Line' material from which the body of the instrument is made is also state-of-the-art.

• Full Conservatoire system
• Silver-plated keywork
• Double metal-sleeved tenons
• Low Bb
• Left-hand ('long') F
• Third octave key
• Low Bb resonance key
• Forked F resonance key
• Philadelphia system D#
• Adjustable thumb rest
• “Green line” technology
• The upper part of the instrument has cork pads; the lower pads are gore-tex.

Howarth S40C Graduate Oboe

The Howarth S40C intermediate 'Graduate' series was designed for the more advanced student. Whilst its comparatively light weight makes it ideally suited for accomplished younger musicians, this oboe includes most of the essential features of a fully professional instrument, with left-hand F, third octave key, full chromatic range from low Bb, and mechanisms for almost every trill. The instrument has a wonderfully immediate, even and reliable response, and a rich, lively sound coupled with immaculate intonation. It is an ideal oboe for the serious student, and makes an excellent transition instrument between advanced intermediate and professional levels.

• Conservatoire plateaux system
• Body of seasoned Grenadilla wood
• Silver-plated keywork
• Semi-automatic octaves
• Third octave key
• C - D and C# - D trill keys
• C - C# trill mechanism
• Left-hand ('long') F key
• Forked F resonance key
• Low Bb resonance key
• Articulated C# link
• Ab - Bb and Ab - A trill mechanisms
• Auxiliary C
• Additional fine adjustment screws
• Sturdy protective case with case cover and accessories

Lorée Cor Anglais model i+3

The Lorée i+3 Cor anglais, with is expressive dark sound and comfortable, precise mechanism, has a long-established reputation for reliability and tonal beauty, and is exceptionally popular with both professional and amateur musicians.

• Body of seasoned Grenadilla wood
• Full Conservatoire plateaux system
• Third octave key
• All trill keys
• Left hand ('long') F key
• Low B natural resonance key
• Supplied with two silver-plated bocals (crooks)

OPTIONAL EXTRAS (by request only)

• Gold-plated keywork
• Violet wood
• Synthetic material (top joint only)
• Bottom Bb extension.