Author: hautbois
Date: 2007-08-30 13:47
Yes, it is possible for there to be debris, not from playing, but from the repair process -- a piece of lint, or a speck of the sealer used to make the vent air-tight, or a particle of wood from the bore dislodged in the process. I suggest that you take a very thin needle (clearly thinner than the opining in the vent), clean it in alcohol, and insert it in the hole, swirling it around only after you are certain the point of the needle is safely into the bore opening and is clear of the metal of the vent (look through the bore towards a light to see that the needle point is inserted far enough), and see if any particle is dislodged by the needle. Even if you don't see it, possibly any paraticle could have been moved around enough in this process to change the dynamics of the vent opening. If that does not help, and if you are uncomfortable (or don't have the proper tools) unscrewing the vent and trying to clean it outside of the oboe, it would be worth taking it to a repairperson locally for the cleaning. Another possiblity, though unlikely since there is no doubt great expertise in the Howarth repair staff, is that the interior surface of the octave vent opening got scratched up, and the lack of smoothness to the surface is creating the faint whistle. You do not mention how long this problem has been going on since you took it for repair. If it is a short time, possibly a miniscule amount of water is in fact residing in the opening, causing the fainter whistle than the water gurgle to which you are accustomed. Good luck.
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