Oboe Key Nomenclature

OBOE KEY NOMENCLATURE UPPER OCTAVE KEY

1

LOWER OCTAVE KEY

3

UPPER SECTION

2

LOWER OCTAVE THUMB LEVER

10

12

C KEY

C - D TRILL KEY

6

B - C# TRILL KEY

8

B KEY

9

UPPER C - D TRILL LEVER

5

A KEY

11

B - C# TRILL LEVER

7

G# LEVER

17

Bb KEY

15

G KEY

Ab - Bb TRILL LEVER 19 14

F# - Bb AND C BRIDGE

G# - A TRILL LEVER (May be G# - A# on older models)

16

18

G# KEY

16

C - D TRILL BRIDGE

SIDE G# SPATULA

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Oboe Key Nomenclature

Oboe Family

LOWER SECTION 34 20

LOW Eb SIDE LEVER

F# KEY TO G# BRIDGE F# - Bb AND C BRIDGE

20

F# KEY

21

FORK F KEY

4?

RT. HAND D TRILL LEVER 22

34

LOW Bb SIDE LEVER

18

C - D TRILL BRIDGE

E KEY SIDE F ROCKER ARM (OPT.)

23

41

SIDE F LEVER (OPT.)

42

SIDE F KEY 24

D RING KEY D KEY 26a F RESONANCE ROCKER 25

28

LOW C KEY

32

LOW Eb LEVER

30

AUX. C LEVER (“BANANA”)

29 36

D# - E LEVER (PINNED)

LOW C# LEVER

26b F RESONANCE KEY 27

F ROCKER

28

LOW C KEY

LOW Eb KEY

33

LOW B LEVER (PINNED)

37

39

LOW Bb BRIDGE 31

LOW C# KEY LOW Bb BELL KEY

28

38

LOW B KEY

39

LOW Bb BRIDGE

40a

LOW Bb RESONANCE KEY

40b

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