Author: Wes
Date: 2016-08-03 08:54
For a too stiff reed, try holding the soaked reed between the thumb and forefinger for a minute or so to close it up some. You need reeds that freely crow without the oboe and play freely on the oboe without pinching or pressure on the reed.
Somehow, you need to be able to thin the tip of the reed and/or thin the corners of the hump, if it has one, in order to get free vibration without too much work. With a teacher's help, you can easily learn this.
With my American scrape reeds, I get them to crow a C on the tip and on the edge of the thread freely and then they easily play in tune on the oboe with a no pressure embouchure on the reed tip. For a European scrape reed, I have no idea how one plays in tune with them. Good luck!
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