Author: oboedrew
Date: 2008-11-30 21:52
Every instrument has its own intonation idiosyncrasies. This is true of even the best oboes. The pitch of individual notes can be modified by a skilled technician, to an extent. Still, every oboist has to adapt to the instrument, to compensate for these idiosyncrasies. So yes, what you are describing is perfectly normal, and somewhat inevitable. But so long as the instrument's problems are not severe, it can be modified, or you can adapt, or both.
What kind of oboe did you buy? And what kind did you play before? It is possible that your previous oboe played the E's flat, and that you are in the habit of lipping them up a bit, and that this habitual adjustment is now causing problems with an oboe that has well-placed E's. This is not at all uncommon when one switches from one type of oboe to another. Several times, a change of oboe has made me more aware of the adjustments I was making unconsciously on my previous instrument.
Regarding the forked F, do you play it with or without the Eb key?
Cheers,
Drew
www.oboedrew.com
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