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Re: Right pinkie E/B key

Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-06-13 23:07

Is it the length of the touchpiece or the stretch to reach it which gives you grief?

The RH touchpieces can be re-angled relatively easily (by bending them) to bring them nearer the lower ring key pillar which is beneficial to players who find it a stretch to reach the E/B touchpiece without uncovering the RH3 chimney.

I had an older beginner who had trouble reaching the RH E/B touch on her Yamaha 250, but she had no problem with my Selmer CT or Series 9 as the RH pinky touches are very angled on these. So I re-angled all of the touchpieces considerably which involved filing the lower ring key pillar to bring them in as close as possible. The thumbrest was also relocated around the joint to be nearer the ring keys as well as repositioned a bit lower to ease the stretch.

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

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