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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000008.txt from 2007/04

From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
Subj: [DR-L] Oboe's forked F
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:58:08 -0400

Hmm... this forked F discussion on the eve of Passover and close to Easter
is bringing back all kinds of memories.One of my favorite
oboists, Robert Fischer--who went into advertising but should have taken his
teacher(Tabateau student) Harold Gomberg's job in the NYPHil in a just
world--used to play the loveliest forked F I ever heard and if memory
recalls never used the "regular" F.To remedy an unstabole F on one of my old
Lorees,HHolliger suggested that Alain put on a key which had gone out of
style on the original Lorees.To my surprise he did and the F became stable.
Memory speak.Happy Holidays to all!
Harold in Brazil
Has anyone noticed that this has been a bassoonless day?Don't bassoonists
have problematical notes???f

rom: Miriam Williams
To: doublereeds@-----.org

I seem to recall that Tabuteau had his resonance hole when playing F made
inoperable?

My forked F without the resonance (Eb) key open is a bit stuffy, too, esp.
the lower octave, but to facilitate technique, I sometimes don't use it (and
teach it that way also). If one doesn't have the option of L F, then
sometimes that's okay, IMO. Of course, if it made a big difference in tuning
as well as tone, one would have to use the Eb key (r or L).

Also, I managed to get through April 1st unfooled!

Miriam
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