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Re: Help! My oboe is broken :-(

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-12-13 23:14

This usually happens when the RH Eb key gets bent - the Eb key is loose on the C# steel so it should spin freely on it's own without affecting the C# key, but when it gets bent it will bind against the steel passing through.

It's easy enough for an experienced tech to sort out if the hinge tube for the Eb key is slightly bent without the steel being bent, but if it's a seroius bend (with both the Eb key tube and the steel being bent), it'll all have to come apart, the steel straightened and the Eb key tube straightened so it doesn't bind.

Another thing that can result from the RH Eb key being knocked is one the pillars (usually the one by the C# head) may have turned slightly so they're not square on with the end of the C# key - the C# key can bind against the pillar face when pressed (and also the point screw will be at a funny angle in the end of the steel) and not return until the Eb key is pressed. The pillars will have to be removed and reset so they're tight when in their correct position.

But it's not a serious problem, and one that's relatively easy to sort out provided your tech knows what to do.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

Post Edited (2007-12-16 07:27)

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