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Author: Kathryn
Date: 2003-02-12 22:50
I've been having trouble lately with my D and Eb notes. Only when I play the low or middle ones. I've tried everything I can think of (long tones, different reeds etc) but it's still the same result. If anything comes out at all its high pitch. At times I'm thinking its because I play with my top teeth (I know I shouldn't but I wasn't taught differently and with braces I can't pull my top lip in) Any suggestions?
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Author: sÖmeone
Date: 2003-02-12 23:29
you'll just have to take off your braces
you have no choice.....because if you adpat the wrong embouchure....you know the circumstances.
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Author: Kathryn
Date: 2003-02-13 00:56
Interesting thought there but I can't exactly go and take off my braces before my teeth are fully moved n by myself. I started playing oboe before I got braces, which hopefully I'll have off this summer. But, naw....taking the braces off won't be done till much later.
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2003-02-13 03:51
You absolutely cannot cover your top teeth with your lip? That's a real problem because no one here is going to be able to help you unless you can since any suggestions we might make would only be designed for people who roll in their top lip. Were you seriously taught to play with your teeth touching the reed? Scary.
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Author: Heidi
Date: 2003-02-13 11:40
Are you sure it's your top teeth? I don't know what touching one's teeth to the reed would do, but other sources of screeching are lack of adjustment and pads that are too dry.
I had both of those problems with my oboe when I first got it back out to play after 15 years of non-use. I had it repadded, and the pads that were used were, apparently, not the best choice for my oboe, so they dry out quickly. Now, if the oboe dehumidifies, which happens a lot in the winter, it gets screechy. I purchased Damp-Its at my local music store, which keep the oboe at the proper humidification and have solved the problem almost completely.
The oboe is also slightly out of adjustment still, so there are very low notes (particularly C# to E flat) that give me trouble sometimes. I've found someone who can do the adjustments for me, so now that I'm sure that the oboe can be trusted (it was rough going there for awhile), I'm going to make the investment a professional adjustment.
If there ends up being something out of whack with the oboe itself, make sure you take it to a professional, not just the repair guy at your music store. Oboes are highly specialized and require someone who really knows what they are doing - someone who specializes in oboes and works on professional instruments.
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