In Summer of 2024, students in the Eau Claire Oboe Studio tested handmade American reeds from 9 different professional makers to better learn more about them. We examined the response, pitch, overall tone, and dynamic capabilities of the reeds. Here are our current overall recommendations to you:
In Summer of 2024, students in the Eau Claire Oboe Studio tested handmade American reeds from 9 different professional makers to better learn more about them. We examined the response, pitch, overall tone, and dynamic capabilities of the reeds. Here are our current overall recommendations to you:
If you haven't yet checked out our first page on soaking a reed and reedcare handout, you'll need this.
Want to protect your precious reeds? Try this: How to make an inexpensive oboe reed case
Want to look at a close-up diagram of reeds? This should help: Prof. Martin Schuring's Reed Diagram
Are you curious about reed making? Check out ThinTheTip on Instagram for some of the best reed making teaching there is, by oboist Dr. Lindabeth Binkley.