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If you have trouble with your F-natural and can not remember where you saw mention of that in the book, or your C-natural is shrill and you can not find your options to improve the tone, or you can not remember when to scrape the base of the tip, or wonder if the oboe may be out of adjustment and causing the problem, this Index will help you!
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