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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000003.txt from 2003/09
From: Jennifer Paull <jennifer.paull@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Re: Oboe Reeds Strength
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 06:17:57 -0400
On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 11:12 am, Sameer Al-Abdullah wrote:
> Dear Jennifer,
>
> thanks for the promt response. I live in Kuwait where there are only
> two other people than me who play oboe.
Dear Sameer,
Well done for your determination. I have also lived in Muscat and
Dubai, so you just never
know who might be where on this small planet.
> One of them whom i never met yet actually makes reeds.
That's a good start.
> I know there are videos to teach the subject but i know that there is
> nothing better than 1 on 1 sessions. Something that i plan to do with
> this new oboe player whom i plan to meet in a few days.
Wonderful. Watch, listen, learn and then TRY it.
>
> But I'm an independent person. I"m stubborn also.
So I see :-) You are sure to make it to your own answers to these
questions if you
really persevere.
> when I decided to play the oboe I had NO ONE to teach me ANYTHING. I
> did it all by myself.
I know just how you feel. That's how I learned the oboe d'amore which
has become my speciality
and my lifetime's "stubbornness". However, oboists used to hate to play
it ( there were very few
around at that time and they were mostly horrors to play). I was told
by my professor that it was a
total waste of time and impossibly out of tune - waste of space in
the oboe case.
I disagreed.
That's why I say you must find your own answers, but a few basic
lessons are necessary to avoid
the most obvious faults. By the way, lifting the fingers too high off
the instrument is one of the most
easy to cure at an early stage, and much harder later on.
> Yes I did the same thing (ask people on the net). Its amazing how much
> information you can find on the internet.
I totally agree. I also want to help you, but yours was a "where do I
begin?" sort of question.
The majority of this list is American and therefore the style and
measurements of reeds would
be different to the advice I would give. Not wishing to confuse you, I
thought it best to say what I did.
I do not want to open the can of worms that has people of different
continents claiming that they alone
have seen the light. Music and oboe playing are for us all; no matter
to which school we belong, its
fads, fashions, and followings being only one colour upon a world
canvass of style.
>
> I know that making reeds is an incredible task that takes so much time
> and experience. BUT I do know that anyone can master it if he or she
> really want to learn.
Absolutely!
> And I say that if you are stubborn enough and focus on learning you
> might even master reeds making skills in a shorter time.
That is true too.
> Thats why I keep asking here and there. I started from ZERO thus I got
> nothing to lose.
You'll make it. I hope this person you are about to meet will provide
your answers. You can watch
and look - that is so important.
>
> In the Arab world we have these famous sayings=A0 (the words rhyme but
> since its translated it doesnt sound as it should be but here it is
> anyways):
>
> He who is serious shall find. He who plants shall harvest. He who
> walks on the path shall arrive.
Very wise and very true.
>
> Hey maybe that should be the Quote of the Day. hehehe...
It is another!
"Seek and ye shall find.......
Knock and the door shall be opened unto you..."
This logic is based in every culture and holds truth for us all.
>
> Cheers evryone and again thanks Jennifer
>
> PS: i'm still interested in hearing anything more=A0from you regarding
> the issue!!!
Again - it's a bit like saying - your feet are sore, you need a pair of
shoes - here they are. What good
would a pair of shoes in one size be to you if your feet were of
another?
Good ingredients can be found. There are many sources. Should you need
some addresses, write to me
privately. I invented my own scrape for the alto oboe. There is nothing
set in stone. Read books, and try to
copy the reeds you use and follow the tips you can find in those books
- be they European, American, or
from anywhere else.
VERY sharp knives are a must - so is determination. I have no doubt but
that you will succeed!
The very best of luck,
Jennifer
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. -Confucius,
philosopher and teacher (c. 551-478 BCE)
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Jennifer Paull,
Amoris International
http://www.amoris.com
Rare music at the press of an oboe and a computer key
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