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 Re: Reed making books for Beginners
Author: ohsuzan 
Date:   2011-03-16 19:58

Well, there are a few books on reedmaking that will show you what to do. The Weber & Capps Reedmakers Manual (book and DVD) is the standard reference.
http://www.forrestsmusic.com/oboe_books.htm?xscroll=&yscroll=300&returnto=returntoX-73 Go to that page and scroll down to find it.

There is also an online book by Joseph Shalita that has some good tips and is less expensive.http://www.makingoboereeds.com/makingoboereedsebook.htm

Or to be really basic, go to Kerry Willingham's site and watch the reedmaking videos he has posted there for free. http://www.reedmaker.com/page27/videos/videos.html

But there is still nothing like having someone who knows how show you how, in person, and watch you try it.

I am wondering why your teacher is not into teaching you reedmaking. (My first teacher didn't teach reedmaking, either, btw.) Does he/she teach reedmaking to others, but not you? Is a reason why he/she would prefer you not start working on reedmaking at this point?

IMO, it is pretty helpful to already have had a few years' experience with playing and adjusting reeds before you start trying to make them. It is hard enough to make a reed when you know what you want it to look and sound like. When you don't actually have a pretty good grasp of how the reed functions and what makes it do one thing or another, I fear reedmaking could be insurmountably difficult.

Susan

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