Author: Chris P
Date: 2021-02-24 15:20
Cracks can always be repaired and shouldn't cause any trouble once done and done well.
With the LH forked Eb/Bb mechanism fitted, you can play both lower Eb and upper Bb as xox|ooo and it's in tune in both registers, unlike the forked fingering on simple/Albert and German/Oehler systems and long Bb (xoo|xoo) on Boehms which is in tune as an upper register Bb, but on the sharp side as a lower register Eb.
And when playing anything with a C-Eb or G-Bb, simply lift LH2 for the Eb/Bb which makes some arpeggios, fingering patterns and other intervals much easier without having to use the side Eb/Bb key (or sliding LH3 to use the Eb/Bb 'sliver' key).
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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