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Re: Improved Albert or Oehler

Author: Chris P
Date: 2020-02-16 22:51

If it looks like this:

https://www.holzblaeser.com/produkte/images/artikel/0042178/27502.png

... it's a fairly basic German system. The B/F# vent on the lower joint is on the side instead of on the top - it's usually positioned between RH fingers 1 and 2.

Oehler systems have from between 24 and up to 28 keys (depending if they have the low E-F correction key or not as well as extra trill keys) and 5 ring keys with a covered fingerplate instead of a ring key for RH finger 2 which operates two small side keys on the lower joint.

Albert/simple systems have a French bore with a longer length of expansion/flare in the lower joint which starts just below the F#/C# tonehole. On German/Oehler systems the expansion is below the lowest tonehole (F/C tonehole) and in the same region as the lower joint tenon.

With the three large pad cups on the right side of the lower joint with the lowest one doubled up with the E/B key, it appears it has a special mechanism to fully vent F#/C# when using just the LH E/B key for that note (the 'patent C#' fingering) so F#/C# has the same tuning and tone quality regardless which fingering is used.

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

Post Edited (2020-02-16 22:56)

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