I certainly don’t profess to know everything about reedmaking….in fact, I kind of like being presented with the odd reed problem now and then. It challenges me to do some investigating and create a solution for a specific reed issue. In the end, I learn a lot and my reeds get better…
I do have a lot of reedmaking experience, however, owning a reed business and all. This leads me to the most recent addition to our newest oboe venture:
In case you haven’t checked out our new site, it’s Oboe:Space
Meet the Reed Guru, our newest “employee” in cyberspace. Ask the Reed Guru any and all reedmaking questions, and an answer will be posted to your question on the site. Next time you have a reed problem, you can come and search through all of the past questions for an answer. The Reed Guru will quickly become a great resource for your reedmaking.
This cool service is free to anyone who wants to submit a question. While we can’t promise we know the answer to everything, we do promise we will get as close to a solution as possible by doing some research or presenting you with some ideas or thoughts that might set you on the right path.
So, ask away!
You can check it out here.
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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...