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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 2007/04

From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
Subj: [DR-L] Oboe's forked F
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:09:54 -0400

Addenda:
I learned the"trick" of using the Eb key with the forked F many moons ago
from a Belgian bassoonist,a fine instrumentalist/bn. prof who taught the
top oboe,bn. and cl in the South African Broadcasting Corporation(my first
paying job). It worked in the old days before tuning machines.Check the two
Fs on the tuner and you will note that the Forked F with the Eb will turn
out to be too sharp
harold
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From: "Michael Benthin" <benthin@-----.net>
To: <doublereeds@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:22 PM
Subject: [DR-L] Re: [doublereeds] Oboe's forked F

> The resonance tone hole for forked F is the same place as the Eflat
> tonehole-can't they just make it bigger to do the same thing??
> On my old Loree (GG49) the Forked F is "stuffier" in sound than with the
> Eflat key held down- I use the latter a lot as it is more in line tonewise
> with the other notes but slightly sharp (and more in tune with the high
> F's of the flutes). I subconsciously lip this F down a bit too......those
> with no side F can also learn to slide their finger from the regular F key
> over and down to play D......harder the other way- an extended key or
> roller would help there...
>
> Yvonne Haines wrote:
>

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