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Author: Quidenup Oboe
Date: 2019-12-01 10:43
Hi everyone,
I'm playing a Cabart (Loree). The little lever under the LH2 key (sorry, I don't know the name for it), sometimes closes when I play an A (low register), and sometimes it doesn't.
Now, I'm also noticing that my low register A is a bit hit-and-miss in speaking.
Could the two issues be related?
Thank you!
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2019-12-01 18:01
That's your Ab-Bb trill mechanism - the G# key holds the LH2 fingerplate down to give a well-tuned Bb when trilling LH finger 2 whilst fingering Ab. It's a lightly sprung lever and shouldn't hold down the LH2 fingerplate. If it is binding, then get it seen to.
As the note A issues from the LH3 tonehole, you could have something else causing you trouble.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Quidenup Oboe
Date: 2019-12-05 11:42
Hi Chris,
This is so helpful. Thank you very much indeed for taking the time to respond! I'm really grateful for your generosity.
Michelle
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