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Re: Question for Chris

Author: Chris P
Date: 2017-03-29 12:29

With the top plate screwed down so it moves by just a tiny amount, you can lift LH finger 1 off instead of rolling down to uncover the aperture.

It's common practice in the UK to lift off LH1 instead of rolling down, but the top plate has to be adjusted so it barely opens and adjusted so the altissimo C# and D speak easily. You do lose the open C# fingering which can be overlooked as the tone quality of that note isn't great.

The only note it may have an effect on with some oboes is altissimo E where the LH1 fingerplate should be fully open, but it will still work with the top plate screwed down almost closed on most oboes.

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

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