Author: cjwright
Date: 2006-10-15 13:02
The other thing is many oboes offer models without the forked F resonance key, which is the key on the side of the oboe below your low C, Dflat, Eflat pinky keys on your righthand side.
The advantage of this is that F resonance, even if it's in a perfectly adjusted, good fit pad, still tends to leak a bit. I used to take black electrical tape and tape it off, while taking the actual key/pad off. This helps lower passages, particularly in pieces like Le Tombeau and Mendlesohn Scottish Symphony. It just depends on what your need more I suppose.
I love the feeling of my oboe without the F resonance. It just looks a bit funky.
Overall, I think learning left F can only help your playing, and can't hurt your playing. If you want a basic model with the Left F, I'd say one of those Yamaha 411(?) are decent.
|
|
The Oboe BBoard
.jpg){kind=small}
