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Re: Elnlighten me

Author: Chris P
Date: 2024-05-31 14:40

Marigaux 930 cor:
https://www.howarthlondon.com/content/uploads/2022/10/MarigauxCorWeb.jpg

The bell vent has a small closed bell key that's opened only when the low B key is held down. If you have an accomplice or are able to use your knee to open/close the bell vent, then that'll make it more obvious what difference it makes to the tone quality and the tuning of low B. The bell vent can be disengaged just by unlinking it should you not want to use it.

My 1979 Marigaux d'amore also has a low B vent which is on the lower joint and can't be disengaged, but can always be closed off by plugging up the vent tonehole should you want to do that.

Howarth have since dropped using the keyed low B vent on their XL cors.

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

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