Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-10-22 13:20
The sticking low Bb is most likely due to the feather key barrel (LH Eb, B and Bb cluster) being bent near the top end.
It can be straigtened out, but this can also be avoided by not laying the oboe down on the feather key side as that will put presure on the most delicate part of the pinned mechanism and bend the touches inwards, consequently bending the key barrel makign the low Bb stick when you don't want it to. If laying the oboe down, always lie it on the kidney keys (RH C, C# and Eb cluster) side as there is less to get damaged there, and easier to fix if they do get bent. Or use a stand.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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