Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-11-20 10:28
Could it be a leak?
Do a suction test - block the open end of the staple with your finger and suck the air out from the reed. The blades should remain closed for a minimum of five seconds and then 'pop' open.
If not, you have a leak that you should seal - it could be the binding which you can seal by coating with clear nail varnish, or the sides of the reed which can be sealed with cling film or goldbeater's skin wrapped around it, then coated with clear nail varnish.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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