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.