 The Oboe BBoard
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-02-16 22:24
One thing that will make life easier for you is having a 2nd 8ve touchpiece fitted instead of converting it to semi-auto. That way you can use either 8ve touch as the 2nd one duplicates the thumb touch, but it will make those 8ve leaps up to A-C easier.
I bought a German spec Marigaux oboe d'amore back in 2007 and had the 2nd 8ve touch fitted (as well as a thumbplate to make it dual system) and that has definitely made playing it much easier than not having the 2nd 8ve touch as I'd go for it out of habit but nudge the trill keys open instead.
But with it being fully auto, you won't be able to use harmonic fingerings for upper register A and Bb as the upper 8ve vent closes and the lower 8ve vent opens when LH3 is held down - you need the upper vent to be open for those harmonic fingerings of A (8ve2 xxx|xxx) and Bb (8ve2 xxx|xxx Eb).
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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doddel |
2016-02-15 18:05 |
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Chris P |
2016-02-15 19:01 |
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doddel |
2016-02-16 14:13 |
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Re: from automatic to semi-automatic? |
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Chris P |
2016-02-16 22:24 |
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doddel |
2016-02-29 12:56 |
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