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Re: Who plays an oboe other than Loree?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-10-11 11:59

If you play sax or clarinet, then playing a fully automatic oboe will be no problem as you only have the thumb 8ve key.

I bought a fully automatic Marigaux oboe d'amore and soon found the lack of the 2nd 8ve touch caused problems whenever I did 8ve leaps from lower A-C to upper A-C - I'd instinctively go for the 2nd 8ve but would catch the C-D trill key instead. So as well as having a better thumbplate fitted, I also had a 2nd 8ve touch fitted which duplicates the back 8ve key, but gives more security when doing 8ve leaps at the top end of the upper register as I can use the 2nd 8ve touch as I would on a semi-automatic.

Pure thumbplate system with auto 8ves also had both 8ve touches to make it easier to get around top Bb and C when the thumbplate is released and the 8ve key is held down - not easy to do with one thumb operating both keys.

My teacher is a conservatoire system player and keeps her left thumb on the joint when not using the back 8ve key. I can't see any reason a sax style thumb button (or dummy thumblate) can't be fitted if that makes it more comfortable for you. If I were to play pure conservatoire system, I'd probably have a left thumb button fitted - maybe a large pad cup with a slightly domed top similar to what some saxes have. Or a large piece of black plastic or wood fashioned into a thumb button and set into the top joint.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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