Author: hautbois
Date: 2010-07-24 12:48
It is probably a combination of your instrument (the bore and/or the relevant toneholes) and your reed. There were a few oboes I had (Loree) early in my career on which I had a similar problem and instability on that G. I had no such problem when I moved to Laubin and to Marigaux. And my reeds changed in incrementa, indistinguishably morphingl ways as I made that move, so I cannot isolate the particulars of the attributes of the reeds. Then when I played my Loree top joint on my Marigaux, no G problem. (Possibly my resolution of the G problem also was related to my greater maturity as a player as well.)
I suggest you borrow an oboe or two of different makes than your Fox (and maybe avoid the Loree as well for purposes of this test) and try the G with your current reeds. And similarly, see if you can borrow a reed from a friend who has no such G problem and play it on your Fox.
Elizabeth
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