Author: hautbois francais
Date: 2010-07-24 00:22
Wes:
On "most" brands of oboe, the high D with the right "birdie" finger, changes the pitch slightly on conservatoire systems. This "birdie" fingering is for the thumb plate system, I thought, that was how I first learnt it as a kid. Every once in a while, I'd also do the birdie on the high D, old habits are sometimes hard to break. On the conservatoire systems, the high C to high D smooth transition is cumbersome to do, without having some unwanted sounds coming out during the transition. Takes practice, i dont know of any other way to make a smooth transition every time and also there is a reed dependence. Some reeds I make, does a better job of the transition, and some reeds, I'd have a heck of a time.
I am ok with 440-442. The orchestras here, go by the oboe tuning and not very strict about the exact 440 either. That is one problem off my hair !
Thx for the great input.
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