Author: jhoyla
Date: 2010-02-27 21:10
I don't have the McFarland guide, but you can download the Seaton adjustment guide and tell us which number screw you are referring to?
http://www.oboehouse.com/images/OboeAdjustmentGuidebySeaton.pdf
Seaton's adjustment guide only describes 11 screws, and his illustrations are of a full, professional instrument. The RIEC is Rigoutat's student model (RIgoutat ECole), which has a simplified mechanism though I'm not sure exactly what it is missing (at a guess, the split E and forked-F resonance? let us know).
In general, though, Seaton's instructions for adjusting the screws is sound [groan]. The screws all adjust the keys that you don't press directly. Use cigarette paper to check that you have not over-adjusted, and then play-test, feeling for vibrations in these keys to check they are not under-adjusted. Use extremely light touch throughout.
Hope this helps,
J.
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