#onksd Archives - Professional Oboe Repair and Restoration https://www.onksws.com/tag/onksd/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:51:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.onksws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-Onks-Woodwind-Logo-32x32.jpg #onksd Archives - Professional Oboe Repair and Restoration https://www.onksws.com/tag/onksd/ 32 32 Post 46: Definition of #Onksd https://www.onksws.com/2017/04/29/definition-of-onksd/ https://www.onksws.com/2017/04/29/definition-of-onksd/#respond Sat, 29 Apr 2017 11:53:42 +0000 http://www.onksws.com/?p=1670 The post Post 46: Definition of #Onksd appeared first on Professional Oboe Repair and Restoration.

]]> https://www.onksws.com/2017/04/29/definition-of-onksd/feed/ 0 Post 45: Young Harris Clarinet Summit, April 1 2017 https://www.onksws.com/2017/04/08/young-harris-clarinet-summit-april-1-2017/ https://www.onksws.com/2017/04/08/young-harris-clarinet-summit-april-1-2017/#respond Sat, 08 Apr 2017 18:20:47 +0000 http://www.onksws.com/?p=1642 Here at Onks Woodwind Specialists, we love educating our clients about instrument maintenance just as much as serving them through instrument repair.  We feel if we can help our clients extend the life of their instruments through general knowledge of handling and maintenance, our clients will be equally happy with their instruments over time, not […]

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]]> https://www.onksws.com/2017/04/08/young-harris-clarinet-summit-april-1-2017/feed/ 0 Post 43: Contras and Basses can put you through your paces… https://www.onksws.com/2017/02/11/contras-and-basses-can-put-you-through-your-paces/ https://www.onksws.com/2017/02/11/contras-and-basses-can-put-you-through-your-paces/#respond Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:06:56 +0000 http://www.onksws.com/?p=1578 Have you ever been frustrated trying to play your bass clarinet?  Contra bass clarinet?  These instruments can add an amazing timbre to your school’s band or orchestra if they are in playing condition.  If they are not in playing condition, they might as well be a paper weight or paperclip. Here at Onks Woodwind we […]

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]]> https://www.onksws.com/2017/02/11/contras-and-basses-can-put-you-through-your-paces/feed/ 0 Post 36: Half-Hole Finger Plate Upgrade https://www.onksws.com/2015/05/21/half-hole-finger-plate-upgrade/ https://www.onksws.com/2015/05/21/half-hole-finger-plate-upgrade/#respond Thu, 21 May 2015 15:19:11 +0000 http://www.onksws.com/?p=1412 Wanted to share with you this unusual repair we recently completed in the shop as it is not something you see everyday.   The customer brought in the old C Series Loree Oboe d’ Amore pictured here: They asked to have the half-hole finger plate upgraded to have a diagonal split.  After several hours of work […]

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]]> https://www.onksws.com/2015/05/21/half-hole-finger-plate-upgrade/feed/ 0 Post 33: Should You Seal Octave Vents? https://www.onksws.com/2015/03/06/should-you-seal-octave-vents/ https://www.onksws.com/2015/03/06/should-you-seal-octave-vents/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 19:50:03 +0000 http://www.onksws.com/?p=1345 Through the years I have heard many conversations and have been asked many times, “Should my octave vents be sealed?”   In short, we at Onks Woodwind Specialists believe you should seal octave vents after removing them from your oboe and/or English Horn. 95 percent of octave vents are manufactured in two parts.  The first […]

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]]> https://www.onksws.com/2015/03/06/should-you-seal-octave-vents/feed/ 0 Post 15: Oboe Adjustment? or Cleaning? https://www.onksws.com/2013/03/17/oboe-adjustment-or-cleaning/ https://www.onksws.com/2013/03/17/oboe-adjustment-or-cleaning/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:53:02 +0000 http://www.onkswoodwindspecialist.com/?p=711 When it comes to maintaining your oboe, there are a couple of things to consider and a couple terms we use at Onks Woodwind, adjustment and cleaning.  Those of you that play oboe know there are a lot of adjustment screws on an oboe.  These screws are used to change the relationship between different keys, […]

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