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 Re: Who plays an oboe other than Loree?
Author: Barry Vincent 
Date:   2013-10-08 07:09

And there's the nub of the problem Oboi. The octave lever is approx 2mm above the wood. With the thumb firmly planted on the instrument there must be a certain about of upward motion of the thumb as well as moving it towards the lever. Also I found , in the case of the Cor Anglais that I had , the roundness of the wood causes discomfort over a period of time. I can imagine that it is more so with the Oboe.
I may be incorrect in this , but I thought that the Conservatoire technique was that the thumb is 'poised ' over the wood and not making contact with it.

If you would consider it interesting enough, do a little experiment. Make a thumb rest out of , say wood or good quality cork, about 15mm in diameter and shape it to fit neatly over the roundness of the body of the instrument. The top thumb contact area should be flat, hence avoiding that roundness when the thumb is place on the wood. Make it very slightly lower than the height of the octave lever and position it to almost touch the octave key and stick it on with a smear of 'Blue Tack'. Make sure to do a nice neat job of it so that the thumb can easily ROLL onto the octave lever without having to slide or raise the thumb. If you do this, what you have actually made is a thumb rest identical to what the Saxophone players have.
All this can be removed with no damage to the instrument.

Skyfacer

Post Edited (2013-10-08 09:37)
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