Check the suction of the top joint by closing all the keys and covering the bottom with your palm/ thumb muscle. If there are leaks your oboe may need to be looked at by a technician.
Another simple indicator is if the joints are wobbly when you put the instrument together. Additionally, if your first octave pad starts to stick, you may blame the spring but springs are seldom to blame. More often, the pads need to be changed. If you have skin pads on the low notes, low B and Bb, for example, look for discoloration and fraying on those pads. It may be time to change other pads as well or switch to cork.
Take a look at the bumper corks between the keys, they will wear down over time and eventually have holes in them where the adjustment screws make contact,or they will have just fallen off. This will make the oboe hard to adjust and seal. There may also be keys where the action is delayed or slow; this has lots of different possible causes and a technician will be able to solve the issue.
Lori Kunde
21 Dec 2018But Wisconsin had George Jameson amd Rennick Ross….great repairman!!!
DannyCruzOboe
21 Dec 2018are they still doing repairs? can you please email me their info?
Marianne Petersen
30 Oct 2021THank you for mentioning Rennick Ross. He was Ray Still’s Repairman after Bill Brannen of EVanston Il. ANd I went toRennick for many many years. What a great guy and wonderful repairman. He passed away in 2012. As my instruments are C series Loree’s I now go to Paul Wolz of Kennelly Keys Music Store in Bellingham WA. another great repairman. I am Lucky to have found him.
Larry Mueller
24 May 2020John Peterson and others at RDG, Angela Wells in the Los Angeles area, and John Kirkner in PA. I’m sure I’m missing some.
Justin Young is working in IT now, David Weber has closed shop but might be doing a little at home? Pat McFarland has passed.
I myself am mostly retired but have been doing a slight bit of training.
Thanks for this list! I know things change as soon as you post something.
Larry Mueller
Donna Votino
24 May 2020https://coleswoodwind.com/index.html
When I lived in upstate NY I had my instruments serviced and maintained at Coles.
Kelly (Ramsey) Rega
30 Jul 2020Thanks Danny! I’m working for home in Marietta GA now! No longer in Roswell. Also I recently got married and am now Kelly Rega.
John Holenski
17 Aug 2020Hi Danny,
David Tietelbaum is no longer in Brewster NY.
He set up shop in Rhode Island.
Can you find his new contact info from one of your many contacts and pass it along to me ?
Thank you . John