How Oboe Shaper Width Controls Your Reed’s Pitch, Opening, and Scrape I own a large collection of shaper tips, which has given me a lot of hands-on experience experimenting with different oboe shaper widths.. While I enjoy displaying them in my office, they also serve a practical purpose: I use many of them to help…
Category: Oboe reed adjusting
Articles about oboe reed adjusting. Adjusting the reed is the final step in the process of oboe reed making.
My name is Aaron Lakota I am an oboist, oboe reed maker, and teacher. Welcome to the “oboe reed adjusting information” archives page. This is where all the articles I have written about the specific topic are found. I write this blog to provides readers with valuable oboe related information.
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 of becoming an oboist. Many students struggle with knowing where to remove cane and how deep to go. By visualizing the blank reed as a series of distinct, proportional sections, you can move away from…
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. An oboist recently wrote to me with some questions about shaper tip dimensions and what qualities different shapes affect. I watched my mind start chattering away about how the shaper tip affects different qualities of…
oboe reed intonation introduction.
Evaluating intonation in oboe reeds. The ability for a musician to play in tune with other instrumentalists is an important ability no matter what level they are at. While many instruments can be adjusted to play better in tune by changing either the length of the instrument, or string tension, the oboe must be tuned…
oboe reed resistance.
Understanding Oboe Reed Resistance The term “resistance” is one we oboists all know well in practice, but can struggle slightly when it comes to describing what the term actually refers to. What causes resistance? how can I understand what affects the level of resistance in oboe reeds ? how can know what is causing the…
“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 a complicated, finicky, and mysterious device. We oboists tend to fuss to no end over the small noise maker, spending hours lurched over a reed desk on our search for perfection. Over time the mysteries…
How to adjust flat oboe reeds without any tools.
How to adjust flat oboe reeds without any tools. Here are a few simple ways to adjust flat oboe reeds without any reed making tools. These tricks are all manipulating the internal dimensions of the oboe reed. I speak about this more in the article oboe reed intonation introduction. Soak new reeds in warm water…
