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Re: High C sharp...

Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-10-30 22:44

S2 oboes do have the C# trill key (for LH3) which does give a good 'emergency' top (or middle) C#, but the tone quality isn't particularly great as is the case with most oboes, so only best used for trills.

Thumbplate oboes usually have the standard perforated fingerplate with the diamond aperture for LH1, then a ring for LH2 (and sometimes a covered fingerplate) and a plain tonehole for LH3 (like a clarinet) - often fitted with a raised chimney and decorative metal ring to make it feel like the LH2 ring key. Sometimes a covered fingerplate is fitted to LH3 (as on S20 oboes) but it's not linked to any other part of the mechanism.

On the lower joint they will either have a ring key for RH1 or a covered fingerplate, then the usual perforated fingerplate for RH2 and a ring key or sometimes a covered fingerplate for RH3.

The only linkages between the upper and lower joints are the F#-G# linkage from RH1 and the C-D trill key linkage - Bb and C are produced by lifting the thumb off the thumbplate or using the side key (in the same place as the side G# on conservatoire system oboes) for trills.

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

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