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Vintage Louis & Co. Oboe. Made in Britain. Superb.
Vintage Louis & Co. Oboe. Made in Britain. Superb.
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Vintage Louis and Co. Oboe. Made in Britain. Superb.

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Your instrument will most likely be with you for many years so it makes sense to try it out for more than an hour in a shop.

Our home trial even allows you try out mouthpieces, custom barrels, bells and ligatures.


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Instruments have a 14 day trial period so you can play the instrument at home or in band, take it to a lesson and show your teacher - basically make sure it's the correct Instrument for you. If not we refund the full cost of the Instrument, minus shipping costs. This trial 14 day period does not affect our standard offer of a 30 day return policy for any damaged or faulty goods. Returns are not accepted on special orders, bespoke or custom made items.

General Accessories

Accessories can be returned for refund or exchange provided they are sent back in a fully saleable condition, within 14 days of purchase. This trial 14 day period does not affect our standard offer of a 30 dayreturn policy for any damaged or faulty goods.

Returns are not accepted on special orders, bespoke or custom made items.

Mouthpieces

We offer a 14 day home trial period for mouthpieces. We also, at our discretion may allow three mouthpeces to be tried at a time with payment being made for one, the other two mouthpieces sent out on account. Mouthpieces returned are subject to a £5 re-stocking fee. 14 day trial period does not affect our standard offer of a 30 day return policy for any damaged or faulty goods. Returns are not accepted on special orders, bespoke or custom made items.

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Faulty Items

If an item appears faulty on delivery, you must inform us at the earliest opportunity, and within two working days of receipt. If an item arrives damaged you must inform us within 24 hours of receipt in order that we comply with insurance conditions. Please keep all packaging materials in case this should be needed by insurers. Please note: failure to inform us within one working day of receiving a damaged item may render you liable for associated repair charges.
We will assess faulty items upon their return and may at our discretion offer a repair or replacement, except in the case of faulty sheet music, when we will replace the item.

Exclusions

Some products and circumstances are excluded from this returns policy:
  • Items which have been customised, adjusted, manufactured or specially ordered are non-returnable.
  • Reeds in unsealed packaging, mouthpieces (unless on trial by prior arrangement) harmonicas, kazoos, recorders, whistles, fifes, ear-plugs and jewellery items such as ear-rings and similar items cannot be returned for hygiene reasons.
  • Items subject to wear and tear such as strings cannot be returned unless sealed and unopened.
  • Items purchased under a Finance Agreement can be returned within 14 days - however the extended 30-day returns period will not apply.
  • Items on a Rental, Loan or Buy-Back agreement are not included on this returns policy.
  • Our in-store returns policy is different and is available to view in the shop.

Vintage Louis and Co. Oboe. Made in Britain. Superb.

Season:1935

Brand:Louis

Code:U Louis Oboe 516 Howlett

This is a superb vintage oboe by the famous and most highly regarded British makers Louis & Co., London.

Louis & Co., was considered the premier professional woodwind instrument maker of the pre-war period. They hand made with exacting quality all woodwinds including clarinets and bassoons, but it is the Louis oboes, d’amores and cors anglais for which they are mostly remembered.

Louis were the first company to hand forge their woodwind keys, each component of each key hand hammered and hand shaped to perfection and the resulting key mechanisms set the Louis instruments above all other makers. Their oboe design was based on the famous Parisian made Loreé instrument which was noted for it's excellent tone quality and tuning. The Louis company even adopted a similarly sounding name!

Employing the body design from Loreé, paired with their superior keywork the London based Louis & Co. soon became commonly regarded as the finest oboe available anywhere in the world.

This oboe has a fully featured key mechanism and is comparable to the highest level of modern oboe. Though of historical significance this instrument is entirely playable today, perhaps capturing more of the haunting oboe voice from it's long history.

If you are looking for a true professional oboe at a reasonable price this is perfect.

Keywork: hand forged nickel silver
Body: Turned and milled ebonite
Pads: cork, leather and gold beaters skin

Supplied in it's original case, this is a lovely instrument which will appreciate in value.
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