Author: Bobo
Date: 2007-06-20 21:37
Susan,
Sounds like Craig is going to get you out of the barn! My two cents: there are two extremely good reedmaking guides that I think are well-suited to someone starting from scratch...the first is Joseph Shalita's "Making Oboe Reeds" downloadable PDF...about 100 pages in easy to read illustrated form with crows you can click on and hear...it's just a few mouseclicks away! the second is Weber/Capps book and video, which is actually geared exactly to getting you to the verge of final adjustments phase, precisely what you need to fill in. I learned to make reeds apprentice-like when I was a kid, but many years later when I started again I really needed these guides to refresh my memory and learn a few new tricks..I surveyed a lot of the books out there and am confident these two are among the very best. Reedmaking saves money and though it takes time, there's a lot of satisfaction in customizing your own reeds, and at the end of the day, you will end up making the sound you want!
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