Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2007-02-10 14:28
Thanks for the advice, all. Stephen, I might try what you suggest, because the reeds are in fact drying out while playing.
Here in Ohio, we have had a rather schizophrenic winter. Until mid-January, it was balmy -- 60+ degrees, spring plants starting to come up, trees budding. Then it hit -- literally overnight. We've had several inches of snow pack on the ground for two weeks now, and the low temperatures have gone below zero for days on end, with highs below 10 degrees F.
While it was nice, everything was behaving, reed- and oboe-wise. My case hygrometer showed humidity at ~ 45 - 50%. Now, all of a sudden, the humidity's down to 35% and I can't bring it back up. Nothing on the instrument works very well. Reeds which once worked, don't. Low notes are like pulling teeth, and even the moderately high ones (above top line G) are wonky. I blow out the octave vents with canned air, and it's ok for a minute or two, and then it starts giving me airballs again. Guess its time to pull the octave vents and see what's in there.
Hurry, Springtime! Hurry fast!
Susan
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