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Re: Oehler vs. Boehm

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2008-07-29 01:06

The real key for me and my affair with Oehler is that if you are in the UK or US, everyone ELSE is playing Boehm. Therefore the tonal and intonation characteristics will make playing Oehler a VERY up hill battle in that you must "match" those around you orchestrally or bandwise. As mentioned above there are notable exceptions to the rule. I believe Greg Smith has mentioned on this forum that he and fellow members of the Chicago Symphony have alternated to Oehler for greater stylistic nuance on Mozart and Mahler pieces, so the transition for great players is nominal.

I have had a problem with the "fork" situation. In the clarion register the "F" is played with the first and third fingers (not just the first) of the right hand, and the high "C" is the second finger of the left. This really gets dicey in in the chalameu because the throat "F" is fingered as you would finger an "E" on the Boehm only with the addition of a sidekey. This makes scales in which you move from an "Eb" to an "F" kinda tricky.

That all said the tendency is for sharp modes to be easier on the Oehler and flat modes to be easier on the Boehm.

[I've corrected the "F" fingering from the original post that was incorrect]

..............Paul Aviles

Post Edited (2008-07-29 11:23)

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