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Re: first and first Bb

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-05-24 19:38

The long Bb/1-1 Bb/xoo|xoo fingering can be more resistant compared to the side key fingering due to the fact you're diminishing the venting by effectively closing two toneholes further down the instrument when RH finger 1 is held down.

In addition to that, the C#/G# key being naturally closed means there are in reality three closed toneholes between the LH2 chimney (or Eb/Bb tonehole) and LH3 tonehole (or D/A tonehole), so that extra resistance is to be expected.

The side or cross key fingerings for Bb (and lower register Eb) are much better vented and therefore less resistant as there aren't any closed toneholes on the lower joint.

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

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