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Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2010-06-18 10:05
You're completely right that engineering is all about precision and specification. However, to do so for oboe reeds would require a book the size of the Webster's Dictionnary, especially since the makeup of good reeds will change quite dramatically from one body type to another and even from one oboe to another - though there are a few general guidelines common to all.
Remember that you're not working steel or polymers here, you're working with a very soft wood - its not even wood - that is acts as if it were still alive. Perhaps I'll put up a PDF on ScribD or something, but that will take a while.
In the meantime, you can look at:
http://www.le-roseau.ca/special_en.php
http://www.oboe-shop.de/catalog/index.phpcPath=85&sort=3a&language=en
=> but, in my opinion, keep away from books that make the back thinner than the middle.
To illustrate why I value the process of reed making more than the final result: Often, I have made reeds on the exact same staples, with cane of the same density, same radius, same gague, same shape and yet they opened so differently and responded so differently I had to scrape them very differently. They neither played nor sounded the same in the end, but they were very satisfactory nonetheless..... no matter what scraping style is adopted, all oboists will say you need to practice and become good on reeds that behave differently: that's just plain old practice.
If you're a new player, or if you don't have the mouth strength of others, I'd suggest a tube radius of 11mm to keep the opening closed and gouge of approx. 0.59mm to avoid having to scrape too much - I have used up to 0.63 but I find the less we scrape the cane, the more stable it is and the better (darker) it sounds..... some will jump at reading that! French players will say otherwise, but in N. America we usually find that a total length 70mm or under is best for stability, especially if you're using a Loree. I think RDG 1 or -2 are happy mediums, but the shape is VERY important and should be chosen in response to your physiology. I own 3 shapers, have tried 7 and prefer the german Kunibert Michel, though it is extremely hard to get.
At this point, you really need the guidance of a trusted oboist in person because working on reeds cannot be replaced by reading about them.
Good luck!
Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music
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hautbois francais |
2010-06-16 10:50 |
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jhoyla |
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hautbois francais |
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RobinDesHautbois |
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hautbois francais |
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RobinDesHautbois |
2010-06-18 10:05 |
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hautbois francais |
2010-06-18 11:05 |
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RobinDesHautbois |
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hautbois francais |
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Chris P |
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ceri |
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hautbois francais |
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RobinDesHautbois |
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RobinDesHautbois |
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ceri |
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hautbois francais |
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HautboisJJ |
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jhoyla |
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hautbois francais |
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hautbois francais |
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hautbois francais |
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RobinDesHautbois |
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RobinDesHautbois |
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hautbois francais |
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hautbois francais |
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ceri |
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hautbois francais |
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ceri |
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RobinDesHautbois |
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hautbois francais |
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ceri |
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GoodWinds |
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ceri |
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JRC |
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JRC |
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wkleung |
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JRC |
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hautbois francais |
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RobinDesHautbois |
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hautbois francais |
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mjfoboe |
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