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Re: Why do I burble from G down?

Author: Chris J
Date: 2010-06-10 08:01

Thanks for those thoughts

Would a leak caused burble so easily be resolved by a subtle change in lip pressure or a different reed?

To address your helpful post:

The auxillary pads in the UJ both seal well at rest, when UJ rings are depressed and when the RH1 goes down (the LH2 ring holds it down)

The joint corks are recent and firm, there are no cracks on the wood, the tenon sockets are metal lined

I have 1mm free play at the D trill bridge to make sure I am not activating the key by mistake by hitting the lever accidentally

I have played with the F#/G# adjustment screw backed off with no change. Now adjusted back so that there is light resistance on cigarette paper feeler under the adjustment screw on the G# key with F# depressed and sealing

Staple cork in the reed well seems secure. I will put a bit of PTFE tape on it tonight to see if that makes a difference.

I have played with a tuner, and all seems well in tune, actually better than the old Cabart that needed a small crescent in the G tone hole to take it down a tad.

But as I asked at the beginning of this post - can a leak be reed sensitive? With a clarinet or sax, a leak is a leak and a different reed does not make the problem the leaks make go away. Is this not the same with the oboe?

I am still favouring a reed / instrument mismatch (hopefully) with an over-enthusiastic use of an abrasive pullthrough affecting the bore being a more disappointing cause.

My teacher will get a look at it next week - so I can see what her opinion is.

Chris

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