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Water Problems

Author: hautboy
Date: 2010-03-09 17:58

Lately I've been having a huge problem with water accumulating in my trill keys above the B key. I also have some problems with water in the octave key on the front of the oboe. I constantly swab my oboe and use cigarette paper to soak up the water and I put cigarette paper under the keys when I put my oboe away. Between all of the rehearsals and the fact that I went from a cold warm up room to a hot stage, the amount of water I had in my keys was ridiculous even though I warmed up the instrument and played on the stage rather than the cold warm up room. After thoroughly cleaning out the instrument, I had major water again after 10 minutes of playing and my octave G (and some other notes) didn't play due to water and I couldn't get rid of it as I was in the middle of playing. Some of these notes were solo and it sounded terrible. I even tried blowing into the holes, but I couldn't get rid of the water. The next day I had the same concert at a different place and I had no water problems at all. The stage and warm up room was much drier and at a warm, not hot temperature. What can be done about all of the water I get? I'm always cleaning out my oboe and using cigarette paper, but I still get a lot of water at this particular building where I have rehearsals and concerts. Should I try using a feather instead of a swab? Why are my trill keys so water logged?

Post Edited (2010-03-09 20:22)

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