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Re: simple system fingering chart

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-09-18 08:24

I thought it was boxwood (as Baroque and Classical oboes are usually made from boxwood), but I can't tell from the photo as the resolution is low.

The half-hole plate (½) is for C#, D and Eb on the upper register ('x' is closed, 'o' is open '½' is closing the plate but rolling LH finger 1 down to uncover the perforation):

C# ½xx|xxxC#
D ½xx|xxx
Eb ½xx|xxxEb

Then the 8ve key is used for:

E xxx|xxo
F xxx|xoxEb or xxx|xxFo
F# xxx|xoo
G xxx|ooo
G# xxxG#|ooo

Sorry Joannew, having seen your name on the boards I assumed you were already a player (I know you're a clarinet player, but I assumed you also played oboe).

Here's the fingerings for the low register:

C xxx|xxxC
C# xxx|xxxC#
D xxx|xxx
Eb xxx|xxxEb
F xxx|xoxEb or xxx|xxFo
F# xxx|xoo
G xxx|ooo
G# xxxG#|ooo
A xxo|ooo
Bb xxo|Bbooo
B xoo|ooo
C xoo|Cooo or oxo|ooo

For Bb and C, you have two side keys on the top joint for RH finger 1, the lower is Bb and the upper is C. If you progress well on this oboe and want to specialise in simple systems (and looking for a modern orchestral version of a simple system), maybe think about playing Viennese oboes as used in the Vienna Philharmonic as they have pretty much the same basic fingerings.

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

Post Edited (2006-09-18 10:09)

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