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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000019.txt from 2007/04
From: Dan Duncan <danjduncan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Oboe's forked F
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:48:49 -0400
Harold,
OK, what was this 'out of style' key, where was it located and how
did it work? I don't think it's fair to drop a hint like that and
not explain! Please!
Dan
On Apr 2, 2007, at 5:58 PM, HAROLD 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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