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Re: Reed woes...

Author: Loliver
Date: 2012-06-16 21:41

I found out about different reeds makers by talking to the other oboists I know in the orchestra I was in. It's just really frustrating as reeds are the only thing holding me back, fingering is fine, tone is fine (when I have a decent reed..) its just the one thing outside of my control...

I have taken the path:

Jones Reeds (first reed I ever bought, and probs last from them)

Britannia Reeds (good, but stuffy higher up in my opinion)

Kge Reeds (very good when I get one that works, but expensive compared to others and I currently have 5 all of which are impossible...)

Billerbeck Reeds (very good aswell, but the last batch I recieved were far too open, and then closed up incredibly quickly, but the ones with the full-metal had better tone than those with standard cork ones)

...and back to Kge again...which is where I am now

I should probably point out that I do also play Cor Anglais, and have had no such problems on it in any way with any of the reeds I have used, it is just on oboe where these problems lie...

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