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Making Oboe Reeds, How hard is it really?

Author: Ashley91489  Date:   2005-07-05 14:11 I've gotten several great recommendations for reeds and great advice per my last post, some of which lead me to exploring the idea of starting to make my own. First off, I don't have an oboe teacher or someone who could teach me how to make reeds so I'm on my own here. I haven't been able to find anyone either. How hard is it really to make the reeds? If it is an almost impossible task, maybe I will reconsider but then again, I would really like to learn and work at it. I believe that if I could perfect a reed to my taste that it would greatly benefit my playing. As far as the actual learning goes, does anyone here know of a good book that I could read and go by to learn? Something easy to understand (good instruction/directions) and with pictures and diagrams preferably. Lastly, the costs of this adventure...I can't afford to spend hundreds to start this, I just don't have that much money on me. What necessary supplies do I need and where can I get them? (staple, cane, string, tools/knives?) Thank you all so much for your help, I look forward to hearing from you

Topics	Author	Date
Making Oboe Reeds, How hard is it really?  new	Ashley91489	2005-07-05 14:11
Re: Making Oboe Reeds, How hard is it really?  new	d-oboe	2005-07-05 21:10
Re: Making Oboe Reeds, How hard is it really?  new	vboboe	2005-07-06 18:01
Re: Making Oboe Reeds, How hard is it really?  new	Arnoldstang	2005-07-06 21:25

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