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Sharp E on English Horn

Author: ceri
Date: 2009-01-30 18:30

I have a thumbplate English Horn which I bought second-hand about 18 months ago and it had been serviced by the shop I bought it from. The E (ie fingering for note E which sounds as an A) has always been very slightly sharp in both octaves. However it has recently got very sharp, much too sharp to be able to do anything about it by changing my embouchure alone.

I am assuming that it needs adjusting but am wary of making things worse. Two keys close when I play the E, whereas on my conservatoire oboe there is only one. I have tested with cigarette paper and tension seems about equal on both but both seem to me not to have a very tight seal.

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks

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