Author: HautboisJJ
Date: 2009-09-10 00:48
For fast runs in the top register the 3rd octave key to me is indispensable. I use some short fingerings from top E onwards that make the world look like a better place, especially when it is really fast, i mean, FAST. When such situations occur i would then take:
D 0xx|000c
D# 0xx|000c G#
E 0x0|000 3rd oct
F 0x0|000 G# 3rd oct
F# /x0|xx0 G# 3rd oct / = half hole, G# is dispensable but would make the transition from F easier and going to high G easier as well.
G x0x|x00 G# 3rd oct depending on the reed, sometimes it speaks easily even without LH3.
Of course, on my instrument, the half hole plate is almost entirely screwed down. And yes, these fingerings for most instruments should produce the notes in tune, with subtle adjustments (Don't they all?). Don't know whether such a setup would work on a long scrape reed though, but should be worth a try!
Howard
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