Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-10-23 15:06
Best to use the forked F in an Eb scale, but you can keep the (RH) Eb key open for the forked F. With scales you want them as easy and as smooth as you can get them, so it's best to use the basic fingerings - if you choose to use awkward fingerings (eg. RH G# and LH F in certain circumstances) it could cause trouble where you need to play fast.
Here's how I'd play an Eb Major scale:
Eb - xxx|xxxEb
F - xxx|xox(Eb)
G - xxx|ooo
Ab - xxxG#|ooo
Bb - xxo|xoo
C - xoo|xoo
D - oxx|xxx
Eb - oxx|xxxEb
F - 8ve1 xxx|xox(Eb)
G - 8ve1 xxx|ooo
Ab - 8ve1 xxxG#|ooo
Bb - 8ve2 xxo|xoo
C - 8ve2 xoo|xoo
D - oxx|oxoC
Eb - oxxG#|oxoC
I have the top fingerplate adjusted so it's almost closed, but there needs to be a tiny amount of movement in it - but this depends on the size of the diamond-shaped aperture in the top fingerplate. If the diamond is relatively large then you can close it more so the top C# speaks easily.
It's an individual thing, and you will need to experiment with how much or little opening the top plate needs for the notes to speak easily - adjusting this screw won't affect the regulation on the rest of the mechanism as it's not linked to anything else.
But the sequence you want is:
Ab - xxxG#|ooo
F - xxx|xox
D - xxx|xxx
You can keep the LH G# key held down when going from the Ab to the F as RH finger 1 will close the G# key (as long as it's properly adjusted), and then put down RH finger 2 to get D.
Keep things simple.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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