Author: vboboe
Date: 2005-12-12 04:53
sylvangale writes
<< Be careful of how you lay your oboe down. It should never lay on the side of the left hand keys as they can bend out of place easily, as it looks they are for you. They can be bent back quite easily by a repair person. >>
Agree this could be a repair job, especially since low B-flat isn't covering
Physical weight of oboe resting on either pinky set shouldn't bend any keys out of place, unless they're el cheapo kind, of course, which Buffet isn't.
It's much more likely these keys have been bent out of place by assembly or disassembly, cork joints not greased enough, or maybe just too darn tight even with grease, another small fixit job for repair person.
Another possibility -- less than baby-soft procedure for assembly & dissassembly.
I like to grease lightly each time, and work fresh grease into cork, then tuck my finger tips in top of second joint, lower bridge fully aligned, ease it onto bell tucked against tummy by pushing together. Turn oboe over, push bell against abs, first joint held at the very top above the 2nd 8ve, bridges fully aligned before easing top and middle joints together. Align accurately to begin with to avoid twisting the pieces, this means you've got too firm a grip on the key work, and that's when keys or rods can be bent out of shape.
To disassemble, do it while still warm, most practical time because grease is softest when warm. Once grease cools down, it can stick the joints together, especially in colder weather (NEVER try to unstick joints by heating up with hair drier or other fast heat source -- play the instrument until it's warm again, should be easier to disassemble)
With fingers gripping the underside of the pipe, ease top joint off away from you, swob it dry right away. Ease middle joint off, ditto, lastly dry bell.
Another possibility is too much else is inside case resting on the oboe when lid is shut down, Tut Tut
Low B-flat pad not covering, see repair person. Might just need adj screw, but perhaps might also need the posts or rod straightened up
Whoa! Woe! another controversial subject has arisen ... i always rest my oboe on its left side, so the notorious water-traps on the right side, octave and F-res are elevated. There aren't any trap-doors down the left side of the pipe.
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