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Re: Middle G is low

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-09-09 14:18

As this tonehole is only employed for throat G, I can see no harm in increasing the diameter of this tonehole to raise the pitch of this one note.

If it does become sharp through being opened up too much, then you can always retune it by building up the sides of the tonehole with hard wax.

It's the diameter of the tonehole that affects the pitch more than the depth, though undercutting and also tapering the upper part will have an effect on the stability of the tuning of the note as they're effectively shortening the height of the tonehole.

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

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