Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2013-12-29 09:17
I can't really help with the workshop/book part (short scrape player)...
But I will emphasise what Craig has to say. I played oboe for 5 years before moving to the US, and I learnt how to adjust almost from day dot.
I began making reeds two years ago. Now back home, I am entirely self-sufficient in my reed making and sell reeds to students. The reason, I believe, is because I had developed knife skills and an understanding of which part of the reed needed to be adjusted for whatever ailment it was suffering before I had to worry about the big picture of actually making the reeds.
By the time I did, I had a much harder time learning how to tie properly than actually scraping. When I start to teach reedmaking next year, I plan to start with adjusting before progressing to working with blanks before the big-picture stuff.
Might I add I am definitely still learning...I estimate I have made about 200 reeds and adjusted many more, and I certainly don't have the level of consistency I am happy with.
So find a supplier and learn how to adjust. Practice knife skills on old dead reeds (which is how I learnt). Buy some blanks and attempt to start from scratch once you can do the above. Don't introduce too many variables at once, otherwise you won't know what it is that is going wrong.
Good luck! Life as an oboist feels so much freer when you are in control of your tools.
Rachel
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