Anyone know why my oboe isn't working??

Ok, well I haven't dropped it or hit it on anything. The A natural won't play. The entire bottom keys work fine and even the top half hole works because I can play a D. I can manage to get a C but when I go for the A it's just airy. Anyone know what I can look for before I take it to the shop??

Anyone know why my oboe isn't working??
It could also be that a screw has come a little loose not allowing a key to close properly. Instruments do need regular servicing so I would take it to a reputable repairer.
Reply:That has happened to me before, and if your oboe is wooden, I just might know the cause... :)





When the weather changes dramatically, humidity tends to as well. Wooden oboes can be especially sensitive to climate changes sometimes. When it becomes less humid (more humid usually isn't a problem) the wood on your oboe can shrink, or, maybe even expand. When the wood adjusts like this, it can cause your keys to tighten, buckle, or even stick down--when this happened to me, it was the A natural key that buckled as well. If you have an experienced oboe teacher, they might be able to adjust the key, and loosen it up a bit. You wouldn't want to try to do this outside a shop on any other keys that would require lots of others to be moved around. If you take it to the shop, you can ask them to look for a tightened/buckled key, and ask for it to be adjusted because the humidity affected the oboe.





Sorry for the length--I hope this was useful!





Happy oboe playing!





(Oh, and if A isn't working, it's really not likely at all that it's your reed stopping only one note from playing. If you have a bad reed, all of the notes will sound bad, and I think you'll just be able to tell.)
Reply:maybe its leaking air.. i guess the seal has worn off
Reply:its an oboe thats why it doent wrk jk i thought i was funny lol but yeah is their anything inside of it. and cheack the skrews,keys or anything else that may look out of place
Reply:Sounds like it needs a new reed.