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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000007.txt from 2007/04

From: David Lurie <klingsor@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Oboe's forked F
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:10:36 -0400

Sorry I made a goof in my first reply. I said RH F when I should have
said LH F. Pls excuse.

David

At 02:09 PM 4/2/2007, you wrote:
>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
> ----- Original Message ----- ----- Original Message ----- 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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