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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000016.txt from 2007/04

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Oboe's forked F
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:54:47 -0400

We do ! All of them.
Herb

On 4/2/07 2:58 PM, "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br> wrote:

> 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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