Maker

F. Lorée

French oboe maker

F. Lorée is a Paris-area double-reed maker known especially for professional oboes and English horns.

Models

  • Lorée Oboe d'amore

    Oboe · France

    A Lorée oboe d'amore in A, long renowned for its rich tone, expressive response and reliability among professional and amateur players.

  • Technical line drawing of Cabart Oboe

    Cabart Oboe

    Oboe · France

    Cabart is the student oboe brand made by F. Lorée in Paris, regarded as a gold standard among student oboes for its close tolerances, ergonomic and precise keywork and high-quality cork pads.

  • Lorée Étoile

    Oboe · France

    A 2013 Lorée professional oboe producing a sweet, refined sound with a freer, more immediately expressive response, designed for oboists who use shorter-scrape European-style reeds.

  • Technical line drawing of F. Lorée Royal

    F. Lorée Royal

    Oboe · France

    The Royal is a professional F. Loree oboe made of premium grenadilla with silver-plated keywork and a full Conservatoire plateau system. It includes a third octave key, all trill keys, a left-hand (long) F, a forked-F resonance key, and tenons with dual metal reinforcement, and is offered with the standard or AK bore. It is among the most sought-after Loree models, known for a dark, expressive sound.

  • Lorée Cor Anglais i+3

    Oboe · France

    The Lorée i+3 cor anglais, an English horn in F with a long-established reputation for reliability and tonal beauty among professional and amateur players.

Sources

Categories

  • Double-Reed Instruments

    Oboes, bassoons, English horns, contrabassoons, double-reed makers, and related model families.

Representative model

  • Technical line drawing of F. Lorée Royal

    F. Lorée Royal

    Oboe · France

    The Royal is a professional F. Loree oboe made of premium grenadilla with silver-plated keywork and a full Conservatoire plateau system. It includes a third octave key, all trill keys, a left-hand (long) F, a forked-F resonance key, and tenons with dual metal reinforcement, and is offered with the standard or AK bore. It is among the most sought-after Loree models, known for a dark, expressive sound.