Author: mbam
Date: 2008-01-05 08:27
Hi,
I'm new to your board, so to introduce myself, I'm an amateur player that took 15 years off after playing with a teacher for about 6 years. Unfortunately I only learned playing technique, and never how to make reeds or set screw adjustments. At the time I was young and oblivious, but now that I can read so many things about oboe technique and teaching, I really can't believe that in all those years no one, particularly my teacher, ever suggested that one ought to learn anything other than playing! So that is a mystery, and here I am today with no reed making or adjustment skills!
I've got an intermediate modified conservatory instrument that plays pretty well, and I just want to be able to do routine maintenance and basic adjustments. I have Sawicki's book, and I'm pretty comfortable with it except for one thing. My oboe has two screws side by side on the F-res keywork. I think it's the one Sawicki calls #12, and one extra one just above it. There is a rocker that the extra screw rests on, and the upper end of the rocker has a screw which seems to be Sawicki's screw #11.
Does anyone have any suggestions on the extra screw?
Many thanks,
Mary
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