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3rd Octave Key Technique

Author: Gerry L  Date:   2011-08-04 08:19 I’m very happy that now finally I have an oboe with a 3rd octave key – yay! But I’m also somewhat confused by the odd location that it’s in – boo! Up until now I have been resting my left thumb on the wood (not a thumbplate system) and rolling on to the 1st octave key as required. This method I thought and assumed was common. But when you have to get to the 3rd octave key – either from the wood or from the tip of the 1st octave key – you’re nowhere near it! So what was the intent of the designers when it was decided to have the 3rd octave key overlap the upper part of the 1st octave key? Was it intended that the thumb should actually be floating free, away from the wood, ready to land on either octave key? Or should you just float the thumb when you see some high stuff coming up? I trust the collective wisdom of this forum can set me straight on this! If I should really be floating the thumb than I’ll just have to get used to it. (Confession – I am an ex-bassoonist, and my left thumb was kind of lonely back there with just one key to push – so a bit more work to do will be just fine!) Thanks, Gerry

Topics	Author	Date
3rd Octave Key Technique  new	Gerry L	2011-08-04 08:19
Re: 3rd Octave Key Technique  new	Chris P	2011-08-04 09:25
Re: 3rd Octave Key Technique  new	RobinDesHautbois	2011-08-07 13:39

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