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Re: S10 fingerings

Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-06-05 00:21

The LH little finger keys are G# on the top joint, then on the lower joint you have the cluster of three keys or the 'feather keys' which are (going from L-R as you're looking straight at them) the LH Eb (duplicates the RH Eb key), low B and low Bb.

The RH little finger keys or 'kidney keys' are (going from highest to lowest) low C, C# and Eb. So the C and Eb are the 'wrong way round' in comparison to saxes, flutes and clarinets (don't worry, the oboe isn't alone in this a***-over-t** phenomenon, the bassoon has the RH little finger F key above the Ab key, the opposite to a clarinet).

The key in between RH finger 2 and 3 is the F key or cross F key (as the touch runs across the joint).

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Post Edited (2008-06-05 00:33)

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