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Re: How to check my new/old oboe

Author: hautbois
Date: 2008-01-14 15:47

Cowtime -- there is one thing you need to be careful about if you build up the top of the G# key to permit the bridge from the middle joint (which has the frozen scew #8) to close G# securely: too much build-up will prevent the F# key (right hand first finger) from closing securely. So, as you are building up, keep checking the seal when you close F#.
And it sounds as though you could have either the spring problem or an irregular pad (or both). If fiddling with springs does not help, take the instrument to a repairperson for a new pad (and while there, have him/her adjust it and look for other problems).
You have my admiration for taking on the adjustment of an oboe when you are without prior experience on the instrument. Learning how to perform the basics of oboe adjustment can be both fascinating and greatly beneficial for future playing (particularly when something goes amiss in the middle of a performance).
Elizabeth

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