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Author: matt_lin18
Date: 2016-11-09 02:47
Recently, I've been having an issue with the Ab tone hole on both my oboe and English horn. When I press the left Ab key, the tone hole sometimes does not lift up or takes a split second to come up which is very noticeable.
Using the right Ab key isn't an issue because the touch piece is directly connected to the key. It happens to my EH occasionally when I'm warming up but it usually goes away once I wiggle the key a little bit. On oboe, it just doesn't want to go away.
I've disassembled the top joints on both, cleaned off the rod and posts and reapplied key oil. Also gently cleaned off the pads (even though they did not feel sticky). I reassembled the instruments but it didn't help at all.
Any tips? There are no oboe repair specialists within a 100-mile radius of me and the woodwind specialist won't even dare to touch my oboe.
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