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Re: Forked F

Author: Chris P
Date: 2018-08-10 16:23

The forked F vent is designed to remain closed for every note except for forked F - it only opens when RH finger 3 is held down while RH finger 2 is raised (when playing forked F xxx|xox), then closed when both RH fingers 2 and 3 are held down at the same time (when playing E, Eb, D and lower).

If you do find every note below E difficult, then have the forked F vent checked by an oboe specialist as they will understand when it should be open and when it should close. Too many general woodwind repairers overlook the function of the forked F vent and will see it's being held closed while no fingers are on the RH main action, but miss the fact it should also be held closed when RH2 is held down along with RH3.

The opening/venting of the forked F vent is a tricky one depending on the lengths of the key pieces and the location of the pillars - some oboes have better opening of the forked F vent compared to others and there's often not much that can be done if the RH main action is venting correctly but the forked F vent doesn't open much due to the design of the mechanism.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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