Author: joannew
Date: 2006-09-18 06:48
Thanks for the information!
I'm a clarinettist, and recently started making the switch from modern to classical boxwood clarinets. There was a breif interval in clarinet history that produced similar type key patterns to this oboe, with the ring system first on the right hand only.
I had a chance to show this instrument to a specialist in baroque & classical oboe, and his reeds fit nicely, although I'm not sure if they are different from reeds for modern oboes. He made a lovely sound on it, but so far I have only a funny duck imitation!
I was a little confused about fingering at the 'top' of the instrument, as I am used to having a hole for the left thumb. Instead there is only the register key, which is mounted on a post to the side and opens on the top, like on older German clarinets. And the pierced key for the 1st finger - does this work like a half-hole for the altissimo?
I too guessed the wood to be maple or pear, and as the maker is primarily a recorder builder, this is not surprising.
Post Edited (2006-09-18 06:49)
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