Author: d-oboe
Date: 2007-12-14 13:23
First check the calibration of the tuner - it should be set to 440 or 442, or whatever your local tuning standard is. My tuner can calibrate to 415, and from 438-446. So if your tuner is not calibrated, it may give you an incorrect reading.
If on two tuners you are still flat, well - I'd rectify the problem.
Of course, when playing in ensemble you just play, and tune with what you hear, but when practicing you should be able to play in tune with a tuner. That's not to say you just sit there staring at the tuner, but rather, you take occasional glances to see where your pitch is.
The first thing I would do after that is to check the oboe for problems - like a leak. That can cause instant flatness. After that, the next step would be to continue scraping and clipping the reed. Since 72.5 is a touch long (even for a short-scrape reed) you have room to do so. You should scrape until the reed is comfortably easy, then clip it a bit to raise the pitch. Every time the reed gets a bit too hard, scrape it a little more. Keep going back and forth like this, making small adjustments until the reed is finally in tune.
Post Edited (2007-12-15 01:42)
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