Author: cjwright
Date: 2007-07-04 03:21
I like d-oboe's comment that "better players don't play on harder reeds, they just play on better reeds." I think it's a matter of finding maximum efficiency with your reed and setup. This applies to most players, but I would say that there are players such as Mack and Killmer who can pick up the worst reed I can possibly make and still sound like themself.
I know Tabuteau used to draw a picture of a big triangle, like a top of an oboe reed with the tip facing up.
Starting from the top, the broad end of the reed (being the most important) was response, followed by stability, followed by dynamics, followed by tone at the very bottom and point of the triangle, implying that it is the least important.
Listening to oboists you find the same thing. Some of nicer or less nice tones, but they all have no problems with response, and all play on pitch with a wide range of dynamics.
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