Author: Bucky Badger
Date: 2004-03-22 20:39
Here is what is said in:Oboe and Reed Styles
An Annotated Bibliography
By: Yali Chen
(material quoted)
"The form and degree of scrape applied to the tip of the reed has a profound influence on its behavior and sonority. Styles vary considerably from player to player and between different national styles.
In general, there are three types of reeds: French, German, and American styles. The French oboe is played with lighter, narrower reeds, which are scraped evenly from the middle of cane to the tip so it can produce a sweet and bright tone. The German reed style is scraped from the middle to the tip, enabling you to blow a heavy and dark tone. Although the German reed is the thickest, it has a very fine curving tip, and has an extreme thin finish. The American style of reeds (established by Frenchman Marcel Tabuteau, who was a principal oboist with the Philadelphia Orchestra) are longer and less evenly tapered compared to the French style, and particularly German style.
Each style has its own characteristic, and has different advantages in variety of aspects. The tone is the most significant difference among the three styles. I have been using the German style of reeds ever since I started to play the oboe, and I have found myself getting used to it; however, I have realized that the beauty of the tone still depends on the individual more than on the styles. A virtuoso familiar with the American style of reeds can play just as beautifully as one of the German or the French style. Different styles result in different kinds of tones, which different individuals may have different opinions about."(end of quoted material)
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Now I know about the french scrape (I had a french professor teaching me oboe) and I know German scrape which is what I used before I went with the french scrape; and I know about 'American Scrape' which is a modified french scrape being sold. I believe there is also a Viennese scrape BUT what is a Dutch scrape? Is it a modified German scrape (which essentially is a larger area unscraped and a U shaped tip?
jim b.
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