Alphabet associations - I

[Flay]

... no.

But if A was a musical note, and you wanted to get to the musical note B....

It depends what I'm playing. I might lift my middle finger on an oboe or flute, or press down my index finger on a fiddle.

[vinteuil]

... #

.... halfway there....

... large whisky = double

... getting there...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Ooh, careful you don't cut yourself, vinty!

[Flay]

B is the double sharp of A. So?

[vinteuil]

B is the double sharp of A. So?

... and double sharp is

very clever (in orwellspeak)

a large whisky, quick

... and, more to the point, is an - x

[Flay]

The double sharp accidental symbol is an X...

[vinteuil]

The double sharp accidental symbol is an X...

X-ackerly!

Y not have a go at a Y or a Z or an A? ... unless mercia wants to stake a claim??

[Flay]

[Flay]

Well I think I should pass it to mercs or even ferney who had more of a clue. I was just sitting in the snug between the bars

And I should have walked the dogs by now...

[Flay]

Sorry for the delay. Mrs Flay-me-alive-if-it-doesn't-get-done had chores for me

So please find me an A, an oboe champion, the subject of a hoax who died 11 years after his death.

[Flay]

Perhaps I should say purported death or we'll never get done!

These are straightforward factual clues (for once)

[mercia]

well I've googled (without meaningful success),

- purported death oboist
- premature obituary oboist
- champion oboist
- hoax death oboist
- hoax oboist eleven years death
- hoax champion oboist
- hoax death champion oboist
- oboist prize death hoax

and every combination of those, also substituting oboe for oboist - just letting you know that I have been trying
what do you suggest I do now [politely if possible] ?

[Flay]

Well done, but sorry, he's not an oboist, so try oboe....

It wasn't championing as in winning, but in its promotion - doing something first....

[Flay]

also substituting oboe for oboist

I missed that. Funny, I tried googling when I set it and the answer came up. Perhaps you could use another word with hoax & oboe.

This person is well-decomposed by now

[amateur51]

Well done, but sorry, he's not an oboist, so try oboe....

It wasn't championing as in winning, but in its promotion - doing something first....

We're not talking about Norman Scott are we?