Woodwind.OrgThe Oboe BBoardThe C4 standard

 
  BBoard              
 
 New Topic  |  Go to Top  |  Go to Topic  |  Search  |  Help/Rules  |  Smileys/Notes  |  Log In   Previous Message  |  Next Message 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique
Author: GMac 
Date:   2007-04-26 20:54

Just a further thought on all of this...I have found a lot that the exact pitch of the crow really isn't that revealing, or terribly important. I certainly have had reeds that crowed a sharp B and play well in tune! I think that due to how much the reed is impacted by how everyone [individually!] places their lips, the actual pitch of the crow shouldn't be a dictator as to how much to scrape/clip the reed.

I think that the main use of the crow is to determine whether a reed is too loose or too tight, to feel the response, and to get a sense of the general vibration qualities of the reed. I think that the crow is a very, very useful device for telling all of this, in *some* ways more useful than actually testing it in the oboe because the temptation is great to put the reed in the oboe and use the embouchure to compensate for problems caused by poor reedmaking. Crowing the reed at the meeting of the thread and cane is extremely revealing of how the reed behaves without any sort of help from the player. I have certainly made reeds to quite an advanced stage by using only the crow to give me clues as to what the reed needs next. Then, once I actually play it, I can determine if it's sharp or flat.

Graham

 Reply To Message  |  Avail. Forums  |  Flat View   Newer Topic  |  Older Topic 

 Topics Author  Date
 Reed Crow Technique  new
Bobo 2007-04-25 17:33 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
mschmidt 2007-04-25 18:27 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
d-oboe 2007-04-25 19:21 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
Craig Matovich 2007-04-25 21:24 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
GMac 2007-04-25 22:06 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
cjwright 2007-04-26 03:33 
 Re: GMAC and CJWright responses  new
Craig Matovich 2007-04-26 15:34 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
Bobo 2007-04-26 17:25 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
cjwright 2007-04-26 17:49 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
oboeblank 2007-04-26 17:38 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
d-oboe 2007-04-26 18:07 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
Bobo 2007-04-26 19:04 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
GMac 2007-04-26 20:54 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
Craig Matovich 2007-04-26 21:09 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
The Reedmaker 2007-04-27 03:00 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
cjwright 2007-04-27 03:39 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
oboeblank 2007-04-27 05:22 
 Another good concept!  new
Craig Matovich 2007-04-27 12:54 
 Re: Another good concept!  new
oboeblank 2007-04-27 17:53 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
d-oboe 2007-04-27 16:10 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
oboeblank 2007-04-27 17:25 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
mschmidt 2007-04-27 17:57 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
d-oboe 2007-04-27 21:48 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
mschmidt 2007-04-27 17:53 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
Bobo 2007-04-27 18:47 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
mschmidt 2007-04-27 19:53 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
mschmidt 2007-04-28 03:03 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
Craig Matovich 2007-04-28 13:43 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
d-oboe 2007-04-28 13:52 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
jhoyla 2007-05-09 08:04 
 Re: Reed Crow Technique  new
d-oboe 2007-04-27 21:52 


 Avail. Forums  |  Need a Login? Register Here 
 User Login
 User Name:
 Password:
 Remember my login:
   
 Forgot Your Password?
Enter your email address or user name below and a new password will be sent to the email address associated with your profile.
Search Woodwind.Org

Sheet Music Plus Featured Sale

The Clarinet Pages
For Sale
Put your ads for items you'd like to sell here. Free! Please, no more than two at a time - ads removed after two weeks.

 
     Copyright © Woodwind.Org, Inc. All Rights Reserved    Privacy Policy    Contact charette@woodwind.org