Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2010-06-26 15:14
Hello Robin --
Well, my complaint about it not being simple enough was made a little bit tongue-in-cheek. The wee joke, what?
I am (or have been) pretty much a confirmed reed-buyer, and have gotten along quite well on that basis. While I am not a "professional" oboist, I am a relatively accomplished oboist, and certainly not a novice.
In fact, I am playing SO MUCH these days that I can see the efficacy of being able to put my reeds together myself. I do know how to tie, and I can certainly copy some else's scrape. Where I founder time after time is in getting the knife sharp enough. Plus, my aged eyes and hands fail me in the wrong light or at the wrong time of day.
So I default to buying -- and I am ever so grateful for the wonderful reedmakers whose work has allowed me to become the player that I am.
Susan
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