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Re: Water Problems

Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2010-03-09 20:03

hautboy,

Removing and cleaning the octave vents is a no-brainer. You need to learn how to do this. Try it BEFORE you invest a lot of money in sending the oboe out for repair. It may be the only thing that you have to do.

I also agree with the idea of cleaning out the top joint finger holes. Last Fall, I had a persistent problem that I couldn't figure out, and finally in desperation decided to bite the bullet, take all the keys off the top joint, and clean out the holes. HOLEY cow! The "A" hole was a crud pile! Who knew! And the oboe was healed. It's a miracle. And it doesn't cost anything except a spring hook, a screwdriver, and a bit of courage on your part. If you do this and have trouble getting it back together, that's when to go visit your local repairperson. But I'll bet you can do it.

Susan

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