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Re: lifting your first finger?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-09-08 10:39

The top plate adjustment is personal, and one of the adjustments the player makes so the oboe responds how they want it to.

Generally it's set so there's only a very small amount of movement in it (barely anything - like a 3rd 8ve), but you may have to find the amount of venting which works for yourself - and as it's a screw adjustment on an unconnected key it's easy to get it right without putting anything else out.

As for the size of the diamond, that's set by the maker and will vary between makes so there's no specific size (and it's not an easy thing to measure). Some people prefer the aperture filled in with wax right to the surface of the fingerplate and put a 1mm round hole through it (using a heated needle spring).

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

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