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Re: High C sharp...

Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-10-30 18:06

Thumbplate systems usually have a plain ring for RH3 (like a clarinet) instead of the split D#/E ring or perforated plate, so the above fingering can be done as oxx|xooC but with the adjusting screw on the C key screwed down so it closes the F# vent key completely.

Try any of the fingerings that involve using the low C or C# key and adjust the closure of the F# vent and middle fingerplate using the adjusting screw on the low C key touchpiece arm until the C# speaks cleanly.

You can also fill in and adjust the size of the aperture drilled through the RH2 fingerplate with beeswax - they're usually somewhere between 1.5 and 2mm depending on when it was made, but using wax you can alter it easily.

Does your S2 have an open or closed standing forked F vent? Thumbplate systems usually have an open standing F vent that fully closes along with RH2, but some S2s were built with closed standing F vents that only opened when RH3 is closed when forked F was being played (and closed again by RH2 as they do on S3 and S5 and most conservatoire system oboes).

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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