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Author: oboist2
Date: 2016-08-24 05:23
I have recently bought a 2nd hand cor Anglais. it is a Louis and is Thumbplate with 123 Conservatoire, some plateau keys and some open ring and a solid plate on the first tone hole instead of the split plate most instruments have. The instrument is a joy to play until I get to the third octave. Many notes on the standard semi automatic do not work , as if you need the first octave key, because of the the nature of the automatic system, the 2nd octave key opens instead. This is problematic for the short E fingering, F and F# - My finguring for top G is beautiful anc clear. If anyone can give me some advice on those fingerings here, I would be most grateful.
Thanks
Geoff Pearce
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-08-24 07:09
You need to use fingerings for altissimo E, F and F# that use the G# key - but not the short fingerings as they don't employ the G# key when LH3 is raised. The G# key is linked to the 8ve mechanism and make sure the lower 8ve vent is open for altissimo when the G# key is held down.
The high F# can be played as high F and opening the uppermost of the two side key which is the Ab-Bb trill key (in a very similar way of getting a high F# on saxes without a high F# key by using the front F fingering and opening the side Bb key instead):
E - 8ve, oxxG#|oxxEb
F - 8ve oxoG#|oxxEb
F# - 8ve oxoG#| side Ab/Bb trill key, oxxEb
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: oboist2
Date: 2016-08-24 07:15
Thank you Chris P - I will try this and work with them. Very much appreciated
Geoff Pearce
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