For more than 85 years the name Marigaux has been synonymous with those of the greatest oboe players, its reputation ever continuing to assert itself. At present Marigaux is a benchmark in the field of sound throughout the world. It is exported to over 60 countries and is played in the most renowned orchestras worldwide.
This success is a result of combining the talents of our specialist technicians with that of musicians.
Great attention to detail is shown throughout the entire manufacturing process.
Each operation is meticulously controlled by our technicians, and each completed instrument is fine-tuned by our team of top international players.
Today, from Berlin to Tokyo, from Los Angeles to Sydney, Marigaux enjoys a very strong reputation among the biggest orchestras thanks to its flagship instruments: oboe and cor anglais.
The wood used for the manufacture of these instruments is only the very best grenadilla wood from Mozambique. Each piece is carefully selected and only the finest wood is retained, thus allowing the company to produce the highest quality instruments. Every oboe is thoroughly checked by hand, every step of the way, to ensure faultless craftsmanship, flawless operation and incomparable sonority.
Marigaux manufactures prestigious orchestral instruments for musicians from all corners of the globe. These instruments are made in La Couture-Boussey, a town that saw the birth of the French wind instrument in the 16th century.
Model M2
The Marigaux M2 oboe required several years of research and resulted in the filing of international patents. All the Marigaux know-how is in this oboe. Personalised instrument with individual choice of head-joints
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Semi-automatic, grenadilla wood, silver plated keys
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Wood rigorously selected, dried for at least four years
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Head-joints are interchangeable to suit individual needs, and to facilitate versatility of tuning, colour, depth and fluidity of sound
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Limited risk of cracking
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The instrument is assembled by aligning the octave key pillar with the plate on the main body of the oboe
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Additional composite head-joint : no risk of cracking
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New positioning of the half-hole key gives better tuning on D’s and Db’s and improved performance on top octave D’s to Eb’s
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Long F key is height-adjustable
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Ergonomically improved Bb, B and Eb keys
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Improved positioning of G and G# keys thanks to the removal of the middle joint ring