Yamaha Oboe Owner's Manual

Brand: Yamaha

Product Type: Musical Instrument

Introduction

You are now the owner of a high-quality musical instrument. Thank you for choosing Yamaha. For instructions on the proper assembly of the instrument, and how to keep the instrument in optimum condition for as long as possible, we urge you to read this Owner's Manual thoroughly.

Precautions

Please read the following precautions carefully before using the instrument. These are important for safe operation and to prevent damage or injury to yourself or others. Pay close attention to all precautions!

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Failure to observe precautions marked with ⚠️ may result in injury.

General Safety Precautions

Important Notes

Instruments with plated finishes: The color of the plating may change over time but will not affect the instrument's performance. Early stages of discoloration may be removable with regular maintenance. (Discoloration becomes harder to remove with time.)

* Use accessories specified for the instrument's finish. Also, note that metal polish may slightly remove the surface lacquer, thinning the finish. Use caution before applying metal polish.

Practice Etiquette

Even though this instrument can produce beautiful sounds, repetitive phrases or embarrassing mistakes during practice may disturb others. Please be considerate of your neighbors.

Precautions for Wooden Body

The wooden body of the Yamaha Oboe is made from natural materials such as African blackwood. Therefore, compared to metal or resin instruments, it is more susceptible to changes in temperature and humidity. Rapid changes can cause the wood to warp, leading to cracks in the body or damage to the keys. The oboe body is thicker and more delicate than many other woodwind instruments.

To keep your instrument in good condition for a long time, please observe the following precautions:

The oboe is a very delicate instrument. Do not use it in the following situations, as it may damage the body:

Instrument Parts Names

The oboe consists of several parts. The diagrams below show the main components for semi-automatic and full-automatic key systems.

Diagram showing two oboes side-by-side. The left one is labeled "Semi-Automatic Key System" and the right one is labeled "Full-Automatic Key System". Both instruments are divided into three sections: "Upper Joint", "Lower Joint", and "Bell Section".

Semi-Automatic Key System

Full-Automatic Key System

Assembly and Tuning

Before assembling the instrument, please observe the following:

Assembling the Oboe

  1. Apply Cork Grease: Before assembling the oboe, apply a thin layer of cork grease to the cork on the joint tubes and below the reed tube.
  2. Attach Bell Section to Lower Joint: Hold the lower joint with your left hand and align the connecting key. Slide the bell section onto the lower joint.
  3. Connect Upper and Lower Joints: Hold the lower joint with your left hand and align the connecting key. Slide the lower joint onto the upper joint.
Diagram showing the process of applying cork grease to the cork of the joints. Diagram showing the bell section being attached to the lower joint. Diagram showing the lower joint being attached to the upper joint.

Oboe Tuning Tips

The tuning of the oboe depends on the length and type of the reed tube, as well as the length, width, and cut of the reed itself. If you experience tuning difficulties, try adjusting these parts. Additionally, room temperature and the temperature inside the oboe will affect its tuning. Before tuning, allow the instrument to adapt to room temperature, or warm it up by holding it with your hands.

Adjusting Thumb Rest and Maintenance

Adjusting Thumb Rest (For instruments with adjustable thumb rests only)

In addition to adjusting the vertical position, you can also adjust the left-right angle until it fits the shape of the player's thumb.

Diagram showing an oboe thumb rest with numbered adjustment points. Point 1 indicates vertical adjustment, and Point 2 indicates left-right angle adjustment. A 1.5mm hex wrench is also depicted.

Playing

Maintenance After Playing

After playing the oboe, follow these procedures to clean the instrument.

Diagram showing a reed being removed from the oboe. Diagram showing a swab being inserted into the oboe body.

Insert and remove the swab from the bell section end. The swab cannot be removed from the upper joint end. If you feel resistance, pull the swab back out from the bell section end. Pulling too hard may cause the swab to get stuck inside the instrument.

Maintenance (Continued)

Diagram showing a hand wiping the inside of the oboe body with a silk cloth. Diagram showing a hand polishing the exterior of the oboe with a polishing cloth.
Diagram showing a hand applying key oil to a key mechanism.

* Do not apply excessive amounts of key oil.

* If you are unsure where to apply key oil, consult your dealer.

Diagram showing a bore cleaner being used to clean tone holes and key mechanisms. Diagram showing absorbent paper being used to clean a pad. The "Octave Key" is indicated.

Do not pull out absorbent paper while keys are pressed down. The paper may tear and fall into the body, causing the instrument to become unbalanced.

Troubleshooting

Caution: Storing the Oboe

Do not place the oboe with the tone holes facing down on a table.

Correct Placement Method

Diagram showing an oboe correctly placed on a table, with the bell section resting on the table and the body angled upwards.

The oboe's construction is perhaps the most complex of all wind instruments. Minor changes in temperature or humidity, or even slight external pressure, can damage key balance, pads, or affect key touch. We recommend having the instrument adjusted by a dealer every two to three weeks.

Maintenance of Oboe Accessories

Fingering Charts

The following charts provide fingering information for semi-automatic and full-automatic key systems. Key explanations are provided below.

Key Explanations:

G, G+, and G3 are G# keys. E and E+ are E♭ keys. 81 is the first octave key. 82 is the second octave key. 83 is the third octave key. Sp. is a spatula key.

Semi-Automatic Key System Fingering Chart

Diagram showing a left hand and a right hand with numbered fingers. The left hand is labeled A, and the right hand is labeled B. Filled circles (●) indicate keys that are pressed, and open circles (○) indicate keys that are open.
Note / Key Combination Left Hand (Keys 1-9) Right Hand (Keys A-E) Special Keys (Sp., Tr.1-3)
C 1:●, 2:○, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
C# 1:●, 2:●, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
E 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G3 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
A 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Bb 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
B 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
E+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G3 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Tr.1 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:●, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:●, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Tr.2 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:●, Tr.3:○
Tr.3 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:●

*a: If there is no 83, 81 will be used.

Full-Automatic Key System Fingering Chart

Diagram showing a left hand and a right hand with numbered fingers, similar to the semi-automatic chart. Filled circles (●) indicate keys that are pressed, and open circles (○) indicate keys that are open.
Note / Key Combination Left Hand (Keys 1-9) Right Hand (Keys A-E) Special Keys (Sp., Tr.1-3)
C 1:●, 2:●, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
C# 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
E 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G3 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
A 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Bb 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
B 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
E+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G3 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Tr.1 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:●, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:●, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Tr.2 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:●, Tr.3:○
Tr.3 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:●

*a: If there is no 83, 81 will be used.

Full-Automatic Key System Fingering Chart

Diagram showing a left hand and a right hand with numbered fingers, similar to the semi-automatic chart. Filled circles (●) indicate keys that are pressed, and open circles (○) indicate keys that are open.
Note / Key Combination Left Hand (Keys 1-9) Right Hand (Keys A-E) Special Keys (Sp., Tr.1-3)
C 1:●, 2:●, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
C# 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
E 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G3 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
A 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Bb 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
B 1:○, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
E+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
F+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G+ 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
G3 1:●, 2:●, 3:●, 4:●, 5:●, 6:●, 7:●, 8:●, 9:● A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Tr.1 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:●, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:●, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:○
Tr.2 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:●, Tr.3:○
Tr.3 1:○, 2:○, 3:○, 4:○, 5:○, 6:○, 7:○, 8:○, 9:○ A:○, B:○, C:○, D:○, E:○ Sp.:○, Tr.1:○, Tr.2:○, Tr.3:●

*b: When Low B-C is linked, C key is unnecessary.

*c: When Low B-C is linked, this fingering is not possible.

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