How Oboe Shaper Width Controls Your Oboe Reed’s Pitch, Opening, and Scrape
How Oboe Shaper Width Controls Your Reed’s Pitch, Opening, and Scrape I own a large collection of shaper tips, which […]
Oboe Reed Information
Oboe Reed Gouging: Understanding Side Thickness for Better Reeds
Oboe Reed Gouging: Understanding Side Thickness for Better Reeds When we find ourselves troubleshooting an oboe reed that leaks, runs
Oboe Reed Scraping for Beginners: A Three-Line Method
Oboe Reed Scraping for Beginners: A Three-Line Method Learning to scrape an oboe reed is often the most intimidating part
The Art of the Perfect Wrap: A Step-by-Step Guide to Tying Oboe Reeds
The Art of the Perfect Wrap: A Step-by-Step Guide to Tying Oboe Reeds For every oboe player, the journey from
Avoid the double reed making rut
How to Escape a Reed Making Rut We oboists and double reed players, in general, must deal with temperamental reeds
The Internal dimension of double reeds.
The Inside story of the double reed. Understanding how the internal dimensions of a double reed affects its playing qualities.
oboe reed intonation introduction.
Evaluating intonation in oboe reeds. The ability for a musician to play in tune with other instrumentalists is an important
oboe reed response introduction
Oboe Reed Response; a great reed starts with great response… Have you ever had one of those days where your
oboe reed resistance.
Understanding Oboe Reed Resistance The term “resistance” is one we oboists all know well in practice, but can struggle slightly
“The Big Three” qualities of oboe reeds; Resistance, response, and intonation
Introducing “The Big Three” qualities of oboe reeds. Resistance, response, and intonation. The oboe reed can be perceived to be
