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Re: purchasing reeds

Author: jhoyla
Date: 2013-08-12 18:58

This is going to sound a bit harsh - but I really don't mean it to be, honestly.

Don't let your reeds rule your oboe-life. You must rule THEM. You are in charge.

As an oboist you must learn how to play - really play, perform if necessary - on less than stellar reeds. You NEED to be able to perform on a mediocre reed not just because the damn things are so fickle, but so that you can concentrate on making as much music as possible with the equipment you have at hand. The reed is only one part of the sound production; YOU are the most important part in the equation, not your reed.

Once you are able to perform freely on reeds with a wide range of playability, this will solve your second problem as well - you will nearly always be able to adjust a reed and plop it into that range with only mediocre skills. And your skills will improve with your new-found confidence. Win-win-win.

Why don't you take that pro reed and play it to death? When it is really dead, clip it - only clip it - and keep going ...

I had a perfect reed once.

Maybe twice. ;-)

J.

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