Author: Chris P
Date: 2019-03-23 01:33
It's also got a double articulated Eb key, so you can slur from low Bb to Eb by keeping the RH Eb key held down when playing low Bb, then releasing the low Bb key for the Eb. Likewise wit a low B-D# slur. Hardly any makers have used that since and it's a shame as a low Bb-Eb slur means having to slide the RH pinky from the low C to Eb key when you release the low Bb key.
This oboe has the low B-C link, so you won't have to hold down the low C key when playing low B or Bb. I checked if this impacted on the fingering for altissimo Eb when using the low B key and on my oboe with the low B-C link, I could still get the altissimo Eb no problem with this fingering oxxB|oxxC. I'd normally use the G key instead of the low B key as that makes going to altissimo E or F easier (E - 8ve1 oxxG#|oxxEb and F - 8ve1 oxoG#|oxxEb). And as your ooe has the side Ab-Bb trill key (the upper of the two side keys for RH1), using that key with the altissimo F fingering will give high F# (8ve1 xoxG#|upper side key oxxEb)
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