... Amy, You didn't say whether the C was sharp or flat, or whether the octaves were in tune with each other but both sharp or flat. If it is sharp, you can...
-Hi, I would suggest this fingering. It works on my oboe..It shouldn't be your main fingering. both octave keys 1,3, 4,6 low C. It is obviously a complex...
-I would add one more thing....support...it is very critical here. Practice the following....slow arpeggio C in the staff E ...G....high C...and hold....as you...
Both octave keys? That would mak a difference only the oboe have non-automatic octaves; with semiautomatic octaves the side octave key closes the thumb octave...
A horrible thing happened to my Lorée [ser. no. Y78] oboe: the G# key would stay stuck open. On trying to fix it, I discovered that the pivot rod for the...
This fingering is very similar to the standard Viennese oboe fingering for that note: x o x|x o x Eþ; lift the right little finger and you have the standard...
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Mess up on a gouge? Have some cane that's not what you'd call top of the line? Well, *I'LL* take it! I'm looking to get some beat up/poorly gouged/low quality...
A little off subject; I have an Oboe single reed MP with reed and ligature, if anyone is interested, I can send a photo Leebm29@... [Non-text portions of...
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I haven't played the oboe in over a year and have decided to start playing it again. However I am having a problem holding up the instrument correctly. My...
First question : how old are you, 2: are you right or left handed? As women age the ligaments in the thumbe soften and can cause an instability to the low...
I would suggest trying a neckstrap. If your oboe does not have a hole on the thumbrest I believe you can have one installed for a fee of course! I have a...
Forrest's Music sells them! Oboe Neck Strap Helps maintain good playing posture. Attaches to the thumb rest with a leather thumb pad, or its metal hook when...
I use FHRED: http://www.quodlibet.com/FhredGen.php which feels a little less restrictive than a neck strap. I have thumb aches as well sometimes and got it...
Thanks for all of your responses. I hope I don't have arthritis in my thumb - I'm only 20! And I am right handed. But I think a neck strap or some kind of...
My clarinetist friend has been using her neckstrap since we were in college and she was onlin her early 20's back then! I feel that there is no shame in doing...
I thought I'd try the new metal staples rather than cork ones. It seems that the socket on my oboe tapers slightly and I couldn't get the reed in very far at...
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Hello oboists! I'm a brass composer. I've been Joseph Alessi's (principal trombone, NY Philharmonic) first call arranger for 25 years. I've recently branched...
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