The Adjustment of the Oboe and English Horn by David Greenwald

The Adjustment of the Oboe and English Horn by David Greenwald

The oboe and English horn each have about 25 screws, whose proper adjustment is essential to clean note connection, smooth key response and good intonation.

Now, for the first time, a book offers the player and woodwind technician detailed explanations and turnkey instructions for adjusting any oboe or English horn perfectly.

The Adjustment of the Oboe and English Horn explains:

• the function of each adjustment screw;
• how to use paper test strips to assess pad closure;
• how to correct imperfections in adjustment through diagnostic playing tests specific to each screw;
• how to tune certain notes;
• how to optimize the response of certain keys.

Visit the GreenwaldGuide website for sample pages. Audio examples of playing tests can also be heard on his website.

The Adjustment of the Oboe and English Horn is available as a 136-page clothbound hardcover, designed and illustrated by Mark Argetsinger (Holyoke, Massachusetts). The illustrations are especially beautiful and so carefully done in helpful detail.

Puritan Press (Hollis, New Hampshire) printed the text and its approximately 50 color illustrations on high-quality, archival paper.  The sewn binding has been designed to be long-lasting, pliable and durable.  View the binding at vimeo.com/818034441