Le Roseau Chantant Oboe Staples, 47mm, Brass

• Country – made in Italy by Chiarugi
• Manufacturing Process – CNC Lathe
• Cork – natural cork, approx. 30.5mm long
• Wall Thickness – average to thin walls increasing to a slightly thicker base (.22-.25mm increasing to .26mm)
• Metal Type – available in brass or nickel-silver
• Tip Area – varies by model
• Base Area – varies by model
• Tip Shape – rounder average
• Mandrel – mandrels available
• 2 Models

Le Roseau Chantant began in 1998 in Montreal, Canada. They spent 11 years in Lyon, France before coming back to Montreal in 2018. Besides growing cane from the Camargue region of France, they have developed a number of products for the oboe reed including proprietary staples and shapers. They have two varieties of staples to address different notes on certain oboes.

RC1

• Tip Area – average, same as Marigaux 1SL
• Base Area – 18.01mm² (4.79mm diameter), average, very close to Marigaux 1 and 1SL
• Tip Shape – round-average, same as Margaux 2
• Volume – average, close to Marigaux 1
• Taper – average, close to Marigaux 1SL

This staple is very similar to the Marigaux 1 and Chiarugi 2 staples in dimensions, though slightly less conical. According to Le Roseau Chantant, “it is very stable on more sensitive notes such as G₄, C₅, G₅, and F#₅. The sound is round and easy to produce, with good projection.”

Additionally, they recommend these staples for all French makes of oboe, as well as with Mönnig, at 47mm, 46mm, and 45mm lengths. Le Roseau Chantant also mentions that they work well with the Ludwig Frank and Josef instruments, but only at the 47mm length.

RC2

• Tip Area – large, very close to Chiarugi 3
• Base Area – 17.32mm² (4.7mm diameter), smallest-average, very close to Chiarugi 6
• Tip Shape – round-average, same as Marigaux 2
• Volume – low-average, close to Marigaux 1SL
• Taper – very straight, nothing like it

According to Le Roseau Chantant, “the RC2 staple features a more rapid response and easier speaking at the octave. It is the most responsive of the wider staples, and retains beautiful tone and warmth in the sound.”

They developed it in 2009 specifically for the Marigaux oboe Model 901. At that time, the 901 had a slight tendency to be low at the octave – especially on the A₅ and Bb₅, so they decreased the angle of the taper, making the tip larger and the bottom smaller, which fixed the octave issues; then they made the wall thickness very thin, increasing the ease of response and air speed.

According to Le Roseau Chantant, this staple works well on Marigaux models 901 to 2001, and also on Rigoutat, Buffet Prestige, Lorée Royal and ‘AK’ bores, Howarth models XL and LXC, and Mönnig Am155. It is less effective for instruments such as the Lorée ‘DM’ model, Yamaha (31 series, European bore), Josef, and Ludwig Frank.

For extensive information on choosing oboe staples, read our Oboe Staples Guide, How to Select Your Oboe Staple