Author: jamesoboe
Date: 2008-06-10 15:14
I had a quick read of this thread and felt I had to comment. As a performer/teacher I consider it essential to give all college level oboe students a thorough grounding in how to make their own reeds. Buying them should not be considered a realistic option. They are often unacceptably expensive and of questionable quality, or practicality. These days they tend to be made on profiling machines to a fixed template with a bit of adjusting afterwards. This means they are not blown in or altered to suit particular needs. That would be impossible, as we are all different. If you are at music college and your teacher, or course fails to give adequate guidance in this complicated area, then I feel you are being failed. I give a fairly detailed break-down to the students of how I make reeds, but allow for a substantial degree of variety from each of them as they search, by trial and error, for a solution to best satisfy their level, both tonally and technically. I also give input as to what cane I find sensible at each stage, and which staples etc. work best for me. Save your money and get lessons in this key area of oboe technique. One's artistry will always hit brick walls if this side of oboe playing is ignored. James
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