Author: vboboe
Date: 2007-12-31 21:32
... in all of above postings, after the bent stuff was fixed, and silver-cloth polishing, there isn't any mention of having done any key oiling, not bouncing back up or getting stuck going down is also something a little key oil might fix, and with an oboe 'only' 3+ mos old, it should've been anointed at least once by now
-- if/when springs and rods and key placements and other things are all right, check for any screws working loose this time, this can misalign parts of the mechanism and bind it up
-- the sticky parts may be in any of the many moving joints in the C#-Eb lower mechanical assembly, not just the C# rod itself, and with the banana key on your instrument, you'd have to check out all the other interlinked moving parts there too
after silver cloth polishing it's always a good idea to do a complete key oiling as well, and wipe all keys with the oil rag after, the fine film of * key oil * smeared over the newly polished keys is protective as well as helpful for pinky slides, and of course all the keys bounce freely with lubed delight
try that anyway, see if key-oiling frees up the problem keys for you, remember to do key-oiling lightly with a toothpick applicator, no drops leaking underside to pads !
NO use general household oil, that's too thick and sticky for use as instrument key oil and will gum everything up and i'm uncertain if sewing machine oil is a good substitute ... it's maybe possible that the problem key mechanism already is gummy ... ? Even projectile splashes of spilled soft drink beverages can leave a sticky residue to gum things up
Don't get too frantic, new oboes always need some tweaking in their first 12-18 months, although the accidental fall certainly has certainly caused you more worry than usual
If you can find a copy of this older text, there was a very helpful introductory booklet by Earl Clemens on how to look after your oboe generally (although the turkey feather concept is generally passe nowadays)
but alas, of all the method and music books in my collection, that particular booklet eludes my search as i can't recall the exact longish title, anyway, it's mostly text & illustrations of author demonstrating various things and with some scales and exercises in the back, royal blue cover, please, can somebody else can quote title verbatim?
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