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 Re: Reed Variety and Cane/Staple Combos
Author: huboboe 
Date:   2012-02-27 18:58

Over a 45 year career:

Reed style: Classic American

Gouger: First the RDG gouger, later my Westwind gouger (gouging aspects modeled after the RDG machine). Classic 45 - 60 - 46 single radius gouge

Shape: Brannen X

Staple: Classic Lorée. I sat down at Forrest's in the '60s with a box of 1000 Lorée staples and found 100 that fit my mandrel exactly. I've been using them ever since. (Eliminating variables - the key to successful reed making...)

Weather type: S.F. Bay Area/ Mediterranean climate

Early in my career I began saving aside reeds that were exceptional and measuring them. After a while it became clear that all my best reeds were very like each other. I have never had stability problems with reeds that conform to this architecture. Response problems, Dynamic range problems, resistance problems and the like, yes. These need to be addressed as related to the particular cane used, but stability has simply never been a problem for me.

My basic 'map' of the architecture is close enough to the one Martin Schuring suggests on his excellent web site [http://www.public.asu.edu/~schuring/Oboe/diagram.html] that the differences aren't worth discussing.

( Although I tend to use much less 'windows' in the back than most 'modern' players. I learned reed makingin the '50s before windows were widely used, and tend to use that scrape to balance the back/tip, rather than as a basic part of the architecture...)

Good luck with your study. I'll be interested to see the results.

Robert Hubbard
WestwindDoubleReed.com
1-888-579-6020
bob@westwinddoublereed.com

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