talk shop contact us The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Monday January 23 I have to say, it’s great to work with such a talented group of reedmakers as we have here at MKL Reeds. The good news is that reeds are FLYING out of our shop and we’re going to be completely caught [...]
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talk shop contact us The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Thursday January 12 Happy New Year from MKL Reeds! We’ve added a LOT more reedmaking power to our reed shop this year, so we’ll be getting orders out much more quickly from here on out. May the oboe reed gods smile on us all [...]
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Name: Laura Griffiths Current position or what role the oboe currently plays in your life (i.e. principal oboe, freelancer, etc.): Principal Oboe, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra The kind of oboe you play: Loree Royal Website or Blog (if you have one): N/A 1. Tell us your story about how you found the oboe… or how [...]
Read Moretalk shop contact us The Reed Report freedom and peace of mind… all from your oboe reeds issue 103 Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! A Note from Maryn Dear {!firstname_fix}, It’s been quite a while since we [...]
Read Moretalk shop contact us The Reed Report freedom and peace of mind… all from your oboe reeds issue 102 Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! A Note from Maryn Dear Oboe Player, We’re really excited about today’s Oboe [...]
Read MoreOne of the most common mistakes made by young oboists (and maybe old oboists too) is playing on oboe reeds that are just too heavy for that particular player. I’ve been there, and I have certainly done that. And I saw many of my colleagues struggle with the same issue, especially when we were in [...]
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Name: Erin Hannigan Current position or what role the oboe currently plays in your life (i.e. principal oboe, freelancer, etc.): I’m the Principal Oboist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and I am the Professor of Oboe at Southern Methodist University. The kind of oboe you play: Loree Royal, 125 Model Website or Blog (if you [...]
Read MoreScraping an oboe reed blank is a little like creating a shell for the reed to live in. It isn’t really an oboe reed yet, but it has to be a good enough shell so that the reed can eventually take shape within it. It seems like a rather abstract idea now, so just remember… [...]
Read MoreLet it be known that I like band directors, and that without mine long ago I would not be sitting here writing about what I know about the oboe. He was (and probably still is) a wonderful man who encouraged me, taught me what he knew but then was humble enough to say that he [...]
Read MoreThere are many excuses for not making your own oboe reeds, but in my opinion, one of the poorest excuses is money. Let’s face it, playing the oboe is an expensive proposition. If you haven’t realized it already, then let this be your warning. If you don’t want to spend any money at all, then [...]
Read Moretalk shop contact us The Reed Report freedom and peace of mind… all from your oboe reeds issue 101 Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! A Note from Maryn Dear {!firstname_fix}, This marks the one hundred and FIRST [...]
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Name: My full professional name is Patricia Emerson Mitchell but nearly everyone calls me Patty. (My three grown children call me mom. Or crazy.) Current position or what role the oboe currently plays in your life (i.e. principal oboe, freelancer, etc.): I’m principal oboist in Opera San Jose and second oboist and English hornist of [...]
Read MoreQuestion “How do I know what my oboe reed strength is?” Answer I never bought into the whole reed strength phenomenon, so I don’t know what to tell you. Make your own and it won’t matter. If you have to buy a “strength” just remember that harder doesn’t mean that you or the reed is [...]
Read Moretalk shop contact us The Reed Report freedom and peace of mind… all from your oboe reeds Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! A Note from Maryn Dear Oboe Player We are so excited about all of the [...]
Read MoreThe Reed Report from MKL Reeds Issue 99 Copyright 2011 MKL Reeds In this Issue: -A Note from Maryn -What’s New? -Featured Oboe Video -Oboe Thought of the Week -The Oboe Tip (Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues!) ================== [...]
Read MoreThe Reed Report from MKL Reeds Issue 97 Copyright 2011 MKL Reeds In this Issue: -A Note from Maryn -What’s New? -Featured Oboe Video -Oboe Thought of the Week -The Oboe Tip (Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues!) ================== [...]
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How do you know if you'll like an oboe reed before you play it? You can't. When the rubber finally hits the road, it hardly matters if the reed is a great one, perfectly customized to your every desire, if it just plain doesn't work well for you. 
My name is Maryn Leister. I am a graduate of the Juilliard Pre-College Division and the Eastman School of Music, where I was a student of Richard Killmer. After graduating from college, I lived in Nashville, TN, then headed to Knoxville, TN, New York City, and finally Chicago...
