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Re: Reedmaking frustration

Author: Oboe Craig
Date: 2014-01-21 22:48

To reduce reed frustrations, which at one point in my early life had me ready to call it quits ( go back to clarinet and/or sax) I finally got some really good advice.

Don't make reeds for tomorrow or even this week....

Get way ahead of the curve.

So, my current practice is to tie up 100-200 blanks over a few days.
From tube cane through the process, then work 1 or 2 a day over a few months.
(I don't supply reeds or sell them at this point in my life.)

So, I do that process a couple times a year to keep up with my own playing demands and all the reeds that fail to become useful just become staples again.

Get a few reed cases, or put small nails or glue old staples onto a board. Just keep the reeds coming.

I have 40 or more in process at all times (oboe). Ehorn I can live happily with 6 - 12 in process.

It takes a while to get ahead of the curve of demand, but life becomes so much more GRACEFUL, once you get this routine down.

I still bow in gratitude to the teacher who put me on this path.

-Craig

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