Author: claire70
Date: 2011-12-21 14:00
I just took my oboe for a service at a reputable London oboe shop (naming no names, but it's obvious...), and since getting it back it's doing something weird. Namely, when I go down to B (middle of the stave) from a higher note, I sometimes don't get a proper B, but a strangled C instead. It's not a proper C, but a muffled, strangulated sound. It happens for instance, going from E to B, or D to B - but only seems to happen when I go down, not up. However, it doesn't happen *every* time - just often enough to be annoying.
I can't really see anything suspicious, except possibly that the two small keys on the top joint (ie. between B and A, and between A and G) seem to 'bounce' as I take my fingers off from the E to the B. However, it looks to me (as far as I can tell) like it's doing this every time, even when the B speaks properly.
I would take it back to the shop and complain because this is not what I paid over £300 for... But I'd have to make a special trip, and it's Christmas, etc etc etc. So can anyone tell me if there is a screw I can tweak to fix this?
I'm playing a Marigaux with a thumbplate, by the way.
Post Edited (2011-12-21 14:02)
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