Author: vboboe
Date: 2006-06-04 08:05
... ChrisP, yes, like you i've found conservatory much more secure for holding onto oboe, does your Yamaha 8-something have a nice wide thumb-rest, this 441 i'm playing has a good size t-rest, very comfortable (the 411 model t-rest was skinny and if the oboe itself was any heavier, it'd be a pain)
... t-plate's main advantage is relaxing the thumb web muscles periodically from gripping a narrow pipe, aah, ergonomic relief
... haha! maybe that 'english sound' is partly produced by balancing oboe precariously on the thumb-rest, must put back-pressure on the reed, especially as oboes get heavier with extra mechanisms, and the weight distribution doesn't always balance comfortably at the thumb rest, so the reed must carry some of it
... on Thursday watched recording of Berlin Phil's New Year's Eve 1998 (Songs of Love & Desire), good shots of oboists (and other players) noticed a lot of left thumb-lifting by 1st OB, initially thought that's surely not a t-plate oboe, then on second thought, oh, is that the 3rd octave juggle? (yours truly hasn't worked with 3rd yet). Well, there's a player whose left thumb is off the oboe often, and quite far off too, no "minimal" thumb movement there! so t-plate isn't the only way to relax left thumb
... why do teachers insist on beginners technique that pros discard?!
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