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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000018.txt from 2007/04

From: Barbara Trautwein <mzeztee@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Oboe's forked F
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:28:23 -0400


That's it, exactly !!

b

Jackie Kovach wrote:

>
> On Apr 2, 2007, at 8:44 PM, Barbara Trautwein wrote:
>
>> I remember Elden Gatwood (at the time, 2nd oboe in Cleveland)
>> telling me that forked f without the Eb key was the darkest, best
>> sounding note on his Loree and he wished he could match the rest of
>> his oboe to it . This was the voice of Lifschey's 2nd oboe!!!!
>
>
> HA! So THAT'S where I got it from! I studied with Elden in college
> and happen to love my forked F without the Eb key and teach my
> students not to use it. I love the sound, the way it attacks, the
> soft, velvety quality of the note.
>
> Jackie
>
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> Community College of Philadelphia, adjunct faculty
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