—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 16 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – It’s officially summer! *The BUZZ – Reedsoakers are back! *Reed “Tip” of the [...]
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—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 15 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Don’t miss the sale! *The BUZZ – Postcards are on the way! *Reed [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 14 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Thank you for your wonderful essays! *The BUZZ – April showers bring May [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 13 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – We have our first winner… *The BUZZ – Spring is here! *Reed “Tip” [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 12 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – More Fun is on the Way! *The BUZZ – A Limerick for YOU… [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 11 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Happy New Year! *The BUZZ – Brighten Up Your February… *Reed “Tip” of [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 10 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Happy Holidays! *The BUZZ – A GREAT gift idea… *Reed “Tip” of the [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 9 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Brrr…! *The BUZZ – A Special Thanks to You! *Reed “Tip” of the [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 8 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – MKL Reeds has moved! *The BUZZ – Get your Fall Fun Package! *Reed [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 7 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Surviving the summer! *The BUZZ – Summer Reed Fun! *Reed “Tip” of the [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 6 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Happy Spring! *The BUZZ – Want a reed made just for YOU? *Reed [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 5 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office -Happy New Year! *The BUZZ – Oboe BLANKS are here!! *Reed “Tip” of the [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 4 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Happy Holidays! *The BUZZ – Subscriptions are HERE! *Reed “Tip” of the Month [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 3 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owners’ Office – Welcome Anne Austin! *The BUZZ – Want quick ordering? How [...]
Read More—————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 2 —————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owner’s Office – The philosophy behind MKL Reeds *The BUZZ – What’s coming [...]
Read More————————————————————————— *****The Reed Report***** Issue 1 ————————————————————————— Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this month’s issue: *From the Owner’s Office – a quick note from Maryn *THE SPECIAL – it’s back to school at [...]
Read MoreEvaluating Your Reeds No matter how you do your initial scrapes, every reed goes through a period of evaluation and refining scrapes based on crow, appearance, and overall characteristics. Hopefully, you have a gouge and shape that suit your individual needs and work well together, you've got a well formed blank, and you've started to [...]
Read MoreJust got back from taking the kids to “Out of Africa…” It’s a zoo/safari hidden in the middle of nowhere in Cottonwood AZ. I have to admit, I’ve been to a lot of zoos and THIS left them all in the dust. I saw more animals (lemur, lions, leopards, rhinos, bear, and more) in a [...]
Read More“We’re swallowed up only when we are willing for it to happen.” -Nathalie Sarraute The beginning of the school year is often the beginning of the work year as well for many oboists. For the last few months, you may have had an outdoor concert or two, but nothing too serious. Now the phone is [...]
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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...
