Author: DrewSorensenMusic
Date: 2012-07-20 14:14
I already have the supplies, so I'm not too familiar with all the current pricing, but I think the cost of reed making is in the tools to scrape, and not necessarily the tools to tie on. So maybe I see two viable options:
1. Get all the tools at as cheap a price as you can get:
Forrests has a nice knives for cheap. Try the "Philadelphia" knife. I would also get the cheapest bevel knife to get through the bark so you don't destroy the thin knife. They probably sell a cheap mandrel as well. Their diamond sharpening stones are cheap and work well for me. I think that's the brunt of the major expensive products for reed making.
2. Buy finished reeds, and adjust them for yourself:
This really doesn't cut out too much, but at least you can leave out purchasing a Bevel knife. I second reedreviews.net. It's a great resource.
Also, if you're a music teacher first, a piano player second, and an oboist third, maybe it's just easier to get finished reeds, and not have to hassle with the whole thing. It's very time consuming, and at the rate the music teaching world is traveling (less pay, having to teach multiple schools, asked to do marching band, jazz band, show choir, etc...) you probably wouldn't have time to make reeds anyhow.
Drew S.
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