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 Re: General Strategies for Wider Shapes
Author: Oboelips 
Date:   2014-06-16 22:08

I use wider shapes all the time. The narrowest shape that I have for oboe is Brannen X. My other shapes are wider--they are old Wally Bhosys shapers.

I make a longer reed. My reeds are usually a bit longer than the normal 72. The tips are short, and very thin. The spine still has bark on it. Long scrape, but No windows. These are not economical, easy-blow reeds. But the sound is worth it. I start out with a thinner gouge than many--right around .56 to .54, sides at .45 or so. I create the tip, then do 3-4 even strokes on each quadrant, and blend in the corners. The "blend" has the bark just barely removed.

These reeds take some air to move them. You have to get your lungs full, not just a "conversational breath".

My pitch is A-440, but the reed crows a B. My G's are a little hot, but I like them that way. :)

I use a Ghys (what I have left of it) or Glotin cane most often. Some other types, (like Rigotti) don't work well for me.

I learned to make these reeds from my teacher, a Harold Gomberg student, and have found that narrow shapes buzz like a mosquito in a jar for me.

Hope this helps.

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