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Author: mjfoboe 
Date:   2009-10-12 20:51

Cooper,

I agree with you that a good player can make any reed and instrument sound good. Although, I also believe it takes tremendous ability to so - when the instrument or reed is not so good.

The reason why I brought up the point about the instrument - is from the experience I have with my own Oboe. There are certain characteristics in the scale which are controlled by the way the reed is made ........ My instrument needs a very stable reed.

My experimentation with the Mariguax supports this observation. I can see now that the Mariguax will require a differnet reed concept and construction. The Oboe plays itself and is much less dependent on the reeds. It needs a free blowing reed - there is sufficient resistance built into the Oboe sound - and a lighter "flexible" reed enables me to "bend" and "shape" the sound without losing any depth or character.

I can see your point though - it is easy to blame everything and anything on the Oboe and reeds and not your playing style or abilities.


Mark
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