Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2005-03-24 21:38
Wow, Dutchy --
I relate to so much of what you have written! Except the thing about not being able to find a good reed for cheap. I would like to recommend two particular Ebay sellers to you (I hope you know how to buy things on Ebay):
listing title: "2 OBOE REEDS HANDMADE BY PROFESSIONAL OBOIST"
seller name: oboereed 1109
each reed is $10.00, sold in lots of two
listing title: "Three Great Hand-Finished Oboe Reeds by Brian Charles"
seller name: charles*double*reed*company
right now, he's got three reeds going for $7.50 (that $7.50 for THREE, not $7.50 each)
The first reeds listed here are "professional"; the second are "student". My guess is that if you dropped a note to oboereed1109 (who is a lovely nice lady named Kathy), she would make you up a student reed, too -- maybe even cheaper.
Brian Charles is the proprietor of a major double reed supplier on the East Coast. Totally reputable. Can't go wrong with either of these folks.
If for some reason you can't/don't use Ebay, you can drop a note to either one of these folks and deal with them privately.
OK -- I'm going to post this, and then write you another note about some other things.
Best wishes,
Susan
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