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*****The Reed Report: Issue 83*****
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In this issue:

-A Note from Maryn
-Oboe Reeds are Coming Back!
-Featured Oboe Video
-Oboe Thought of the Week
-The Reed Tip
-Oboe Reed Trivia

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A Note from Maryn
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Thursday, 12:35 P.M.
Cornville AZ

I’m pretty excited about today’s issue of the Reed Report.
Mainly because I have a LOT of new things to tell you about.

But first, I’d like to introduce you to a new member of the
family.

(No, not another baby… a dog.)

This is Macy.

I rescued her back in June from a Dog Fair up in Flagstaff,
AZ.

She’s only about a year old. But she’s already had quite a
life. Born in Memphis, TN, she was hit by a car AND had a
litter of 7 puppies all in the first 10 months of her
life… before we adopted her.

So NOW we have a full house. That’s 4 kids, 3 dogs, 7
chickens, 1 rooster and two goats on the way…

Life is good.

OK, let’s get going…

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Oboe Reeds are Coming Back!
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We’re just a few days away from offering oboe reeds again.
But things this time around will be quite a bit different…

Of course our reeds will still be guaranteed (unless you
wait 3 months to send them back :)…

But instead of waiting weeks to get them, you’ll have to
wait just a few days…

We’re REALLY excited to get back into the reed business,
simply because great reeds is a need that every oboist
shares… everywhere.

So be on the lookout for an announcement in the VERY near
future.

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Featured Oboe Video
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This week’s featured oboe video is something brand new.
It’s called: Everything Oboe.

Each episode will be filled with a variety of neat things,
but in general, the focus is on the oboe, on being a
musician… and having some fun!

So take a look at the first episode.

See Everything Oboe

And be sure to leave a comment below the video.

If you have something YOU’D like to share with the oboe
community and want to appear (in video or audio) on an
upcoming episode, just let me know.

We’ll be doing interviews with oboists of all types!

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Oboe Thought of the Week
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“…be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody
else’s idea of yourself should be.”

-Henry David Thoreau

I can’t think of anywhere this is more important than in
music and in life.

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The Reed/Oboe Tip
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This issue’s tip comes from Nicholas Cohen in Rochester NY:

“Greetings from Rochester, NY.  I’ve been reading and
enjoying your newsletter for quite a while now.  I don’t use
a pipe cleaner on my “old” reeds.  Instead I hold the reed
in water in a glass (about half way down the cane), and move
a delicate-tipped feather from the end of the staple in and
out until no more “gunk” comes out into the water.  This
method was taught to me way back in the 1950s by my oboe
teacher in NYC, Lois Wann.  (She taught me lots of other
more important things, of course.)   

That’s a great tip Nicholas! Thank you!

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Oboe Reed Trivia
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Each week we feature a bit of oboe trivia to help keep your
oboe brains sharp. Sometimes the questions are easy,
sometimes they are not so easy.

All of the correct answers we receive from all of you are
put into a hat and one lucky winner is chosen to receive a
special prize.

This week’s question is a bit different. There’s no right
answer… just your answer. And we’d love to hear it!

Here’s this week’s question:

What’s your BEST memory of the oboe? A performance, a
teacher, a favorite piece? Tell us your story.

Post your answer as a comment below by Friday at
5:00PM CST to be included in the drawing.

Good luck!

Thanks for reading. Until next time…

Happy playing,

Maryn Leister
MKL Reeds
[email protected]
http://www.mklreeds.com