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Re: third octave key?

Author: heckelmaniac
Date: 2017-03-06 07:32

I agree with Tom Hiniker (though all of the oboes he makes in fact come with a 3rd octave key): "A well crafted oboe should have no need of a 3rd octave key."
If you use a 3rd octave key, high harmonic notes, already tending to be sharp, may tend to go even higher sharp. And I find often the notes "assisted" by a 3rd octave key to be somewhat out of character in comparison to the rest of the notes on the instrument. A 3rd octave key does have some use for abstruse fingerings in modern and polyphonic music -see Peter Veale's book: The Techniques of Oboe Playing. I like key-work. A 3rd octave key is a wonderful gadget to behold- it just looks cool. I always simply tighten down the 3rd octave adjusting screw all the way so the vent will not open...

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