Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2011-07-07 22:56
The other "usual suspect" would be the screw on the little arm that projects up from the lower joint onto the upper joint. It is not particularly sensitive, but if it is wrong, it can mess up the lower joint, and it DOES go out of adjustment (on my oboes, anyway) when the little cork pad on the key it touches starts to wear.
Seaton, Sawicki, and McFarland are all adjusting methods that I have used. The Seaton has the advantage of being available free online here: http://www.oboehouse.com/resources-adjustment-guide.html. Scroll to the bottom and click the download.
But my all-time favorite guide (perhaps because it is the most completely idiot-proof guide I have ever seen) is the one by Bruce McCall http://webreeds.com/wrstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68_69&products_id=591.
I don't know what I would do if I had not learned to adjust my own oboe. It would spend more time in the shop than in my hands if that were the case! So, I agree, it is well worth your while to get familiar and comfortable with all those little screws and what they do.
Susan
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