The Oboe BBoard

The Oboe BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Re: Shaper/staples

Author: Midwifelynn
Date: 2015-03-08 20:47

Jhoyla, thank you for your response. As to your digression, I started oboe about two years ago on a plastic Yamaha that I rented from my local music store...long ago, in my life BC (that's before children!) I played bassoon and made my own reeds. When I returned to the music world I picked oboe because as a kid playing clarinet I was always jealous of the oboe players, (should have gone with my instinct and switched right then and there, maybe today I would be playing for a living instead of delivering babies!), that is what my father originally played and is currently playing and I was hoping to just play on the reeds he is willing to make for me, but now I digress...unfortunately for me he lives on the other side of the U.S. And his reeds don't sound as lovely on my oboe as I would like or as they do on his.

I got my Bulgheroni last February, switched teachers and started my Reed making by buying gouged, shaped cane. All of that happily got me way ahead Of where I was. The gouged, shaped cane that has made the nicest sounding reeds so far was from Ann Hodge shaped on a Barr/Gillette shaper that does not seem to be available any more.

My teacher and I are currently trying several other different shapes from Ann. My teacher makes some of each shape, I make some and we both play all of them on her Fossati and on my Bulgheroni. So far, narrower is not better on the Bulgheroni (but sounds beautiful, rich and dark on her Fossati). I just spoke with Bob from Westwind yesterday and will be trying a couple of his shaper tips this week. He recommended I come on here to see if anyone has found what I term the "winning combination" of staple and shaper tip for the Bulgheroni.

Midwifelynn@yahoo.com

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics