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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000020.txt from 2007/04

From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
Subj: [DR-L] Oboe's forked F-Day 2
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:59:06 -0400

OK it is a little hole drilled on the side of the oboe near the forked F
key.It worked indeed stabilising a wobbly F---I don't remember which F ,the
forked or regular one but recall it worked indeed..How HHolliger knew about
I can only conclude comes from his study of older oboes.
No one has commented on Loree Royale's little screws to adjust the height of
the forked F key.I find it doesn't tune the note as perfect as my use of
cork in the hole.But maybe I am doing it incorrectly.

Rgds,

harold emert
Rio-Brazil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Duncan" <danjduncan@-----.com>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Oboe's forked F

>
> 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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