Guaranteed Oboe Reeds^TM

Has all of the oboe playing finally made me crazy?


I've been running MKL Reeds since 1999, after starting it from my 900 square foot New York apartment. In those days, I could barely find my way to the bathroom through stacks of shipping boxes, oboe cane and other equipment.

Of course I would have had more room, except for my husband and two dogs (one was 80 POUNDS! - the dog, not my husband). All of us together made 900 square feet seem really small.

In all the years of being at the helm of MKL Reeds, there has always been one nagging thing that I haven't been able to get out of my head.

Sometimes, especially with new customers, our reeds just don't fit right with the player that orders them.

You see, a great reed for me is probably not a great reed for you. Give it to your oboe neighbor and he might think it is the best thing on oboe earth. Pass it down the line again and the next person might not be able to play it at all.

Despite our best efforts, sometimes our customers get reeds that just don't fit with what they need.

Is it because our reeds aren't great? No.

Is it because our reeds aren't everything we say they are? No.

So what's the deal?

It's just like the difference between practicing for a competition and actually performing in a competition. When you are practicing, you take the utmost care to prepare every little detail of your playing. You plan out each little motion and musical gesture, making sure that you know exactly what you want to accomplish.

In the end, what really matters?

How you perform in the competition. Nothing else.

And as we all know, things don't always go quite as you planned.

It's the exact same thing with our oboe reeds.

Every time you order, we ask you to fill out a Reed Profile and let us know exactly the type of reed you need. You give us your exact words and set us free to make the reed for you.

Your words are a big help, but words only go so far.

The proof, as they say, is in the pudding. And you don't know if you like the pudding until you taste it.

You won't know if you like a reed until you play it.

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.

The thing is, you just can't know that until you try them...

And that's what's been nagging me all these years.


I sat in frustration about what to do...

And then it hit me like a ton of bricks.

Just guarantee it.

Yes, a GUARANTEE!

This is the part where my accountant started getting antsy...

So here is what I came up with. I call it Guaranteed Oboe Reeds^TM.

Before we get to the details, here is what Guaranteed Oboe Reeds^TM will mean for you:

• Absolutely ZERO worries about whether or not you will be stuck with oboe reeds that aren't right for you.
• You WILL save money by knowing that your first order WILL work for you, even if it takes US a try or two to get it perfect.
• No more shopping around for oboe reeds that please. Guaranteed Oboe Reeds^TM GUARANTEES that you will be satisfied.
• No more guessing like your life depends on it about what type of reeds to buy. If the first batch isn't perfect for you, you aren't left out in the cold
• You are in complete control over your oboe reeds. We're putting YOU in the driver's seat.

Now let's get down to business. This is the heart of Guaranteed Oboe Reeds^TM: The Guarantee itself.


I'm really putting my money where my mouth is for this because I am that dedicated to getting you the right oboe reeds.

You have absolutely nothing to lose because we are accepting all of the risk. If you don't like your reeds, it's not your problem.

So how much extra for all of this special treatment?

It would be a bargain to pay $20.00 or $25.00 per order to be able to just ship your reeds back if they aren't right for you. Oboe reeds aren't exactly like a lot of other products you buy. We can't just put them back on the shelf for another person 6 months down the road.

Reeds have only a short time to live before they breathe their last breath and become useless pieces of wood and thread.

But all of that doesn't matter. It's not for you to worry about. That's my job.

So in the end, our Guaranteed Oboe Reeds^TM really aren't special treatment at all. You deserve no less.

Playing the oboe is hard enough already without worrying more about wasting money on oboe reeds that aren't right for you.

In fact, I could kick myself for not coming up with this sooner. But, as they say, "We never stop learning."

So what's the bottom line? How much do you have to pay to get your reeds Guaranteed?

Nothing... Zippo... Zilch... Nada... the Big Goose Egg.



So go order your oboe reeds now and stop worrying about what will happen when you open the box and stick them in your oboe.

You no longer have anything to fear.



Good luck!











P.S.
But hurry, I'm not sure how long I can keep this offer going. I can only keep it up as long as my accountant stays under lock and key. He doesn't like risk and he thinks I am betting the farm on these oboe reeds.