Author: hautbois
Date: 2007-05-28 23:06
Some tuners offer different temperments. If yours is one of them, check to make certain it is set properly.
Yes, I agree that one can get used to an instrument's intonation idiosyncracies. And a tuner or ensemble playing are the best barometers of that tendency.
Doublereeder2 has offered an array of instrument solutions which reflect many years of experience and attentiveness to such problems, and I agree with all of her suggestions. With respect to lowering the height of the D key, if that does not work, then just for fun try the counterintuitive adjustment of raising the key -- often I find that the intonation of a clearer note (and lowering the key can make the note less clear) is easier to adjust with embouchure. If you are lowering the key, then make certain that the lower octave E does not become too stuffy. You can also try lowering the C key, but not so much that the low D is stuffy.
My former Lorees all had sharp Es. The Laubin I used for many years after that by contrast had a flat E. And my current Marigaux oboes and d'amore are only a tiny bit sharp on E.
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