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Re: Help! My oboe is broken :-(

Author: claire70
Date: 2007-12-16 16:29

> I also think it sounds like the RH Eb/Db rod is bent and the
> keys are bent. They should not hit each other. I see that in
> my student's oboes sometimes but it is easy for the repair guy
> to fix.

Fixed now! :-) My repair man fixed it super-quick, so I was very pleased, and it didn't cost me too much either. You're right, it was something bent around the Eb key area.

> It is too bad that your fellow musicians at rehearsal were not
> paying attention to the fact that your case was on your chair.
> And it is quite cowardly for the person who knocked it off not
> to tell you! Just don't leave it on the chair with a bunch of
> students around.

Yep, definitely learnt my lesson there... I naively thought that people would be careful.... I'm not sure she even noticed she had done it!!

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