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Re: A reed playing too sharp?

Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2010-11-25 19:15

By no means a sin of any kind!

There are a whole lot of urban myths concerning oboe reeds out there.... they usually have very fuzzy and unverified justifications.

Flat reeds can SOMETIMES be remedied by shortening the staple (a diamond-grit sharpening stone, coarse, is good for that) by 2-3 mm. Problem is, reeds go flat for all kinds of reasons. If the same supplier typically gives you good reeds and only a few go flat, it's probably for reasons you can't work on:
- wimpy cane
- non-standard staple in the lot
- scraping problems
- crack in one of the blades (often invisible)
- wimpy cane

These are often next to impossible to fix, and sometimes difficult to predict (on the maker's side).

Oboe reeds are much more expensive than single reeds, so I understand you wanting them to work. Perhaps you can keep those in a separate box and do a "binge fix" on some lonely (sunny) weekend?

Best of luck and best encouragements!

Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music

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