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 Re: why not make your own reeds?
Author: ohsuzan 
Date:   2005-09-13 13:35

<<I have seen so many times how principal oboists can fuzz around with their reeds, testing their entire collection to pick just the right reed for this evenings performance.>>

Just last week, my teacher was telling me about the first time she went to hear a performance with the bassoonist who was about to become her teacher in her Master's program.

He was the bassoonist for the Chicago Symphony. What she noted immediately was that before him, on his stand tray, he had an extensive array of reeds laid out. As the evening progressed, he frequently changed reeds, choosing the reed according to the demands of the passage at hand. He changed reeds not just between pieces, but during them, as well, presumably to give him the optimum sound for the qualities of the music he would be playing at any given moment.

I will think of this story when I run into a reed which is great low, but balky high, or wonderful for sustained tone, but impossible to tongue.

Just one of the tricks of the trade?

Susan
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