=========================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 39***** =========================================== Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Never quit. * Featured Product and the Latest SPECIAL News… * Reed Tip – Fit to be Tied * Quote Corner – Mahler * Speak Up, We’re Listening ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Lesson Learned ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Being a successful oboist can mean a lot…

=========================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 38***** =========================================== Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Put on Your Blinders * The Latest SPECIAL News… April Showers * Reed Tip – When You Overblow… * Quote Corner – Copland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Lesson Learned ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nobody else matters. I don’t mean that in a negative way. But when…

========================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 37***** ========================================== Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Stories from My Oboe Past. * The Latest SPECIAL News… We Have a Winner! * Reed Tip – Which Way is Up? * Quote Corner – Stokowski ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Lesson Learned ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I never made it into Juilliard for college. At…

========================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 36***** ========================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Stories from My Oboe Past. * The Latest SPECIAL… Happy St. Patrick’s Day! * Reed Tip – Our Readers Chime In. * Quote Corner – Beethoven ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Lesson Learned ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A few years ago, I travelled throughout the U.S. and…

================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 35***** ================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Helping you learn at MY expense. * Don’t Miss… The Spring Fun Package * Reed Tip – Another cleaning tip. * Quote Corner – Charlie Parker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learning My Lesson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One year, during the time I lived in Nashville, I…

=============================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 34***** ============================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Helping you learn at MY expense. * Don’t Miss… – We are humbled… * Reed Tip – Do your reeds need a cleanin’?. * Quote Corner – Victor Hugo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learning My Lesson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I remember when I first got to…

================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 33***** ================================== Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Helping you learn at MY expense. * Don’t Miss… – We’re buying someone 10 oboe reeds. * Reed Tip – Find a supportive reed. * Quote Corner – W.A. Mozart ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learning My Lesson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A few years back, I was…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****The Reed Report: Issue 32***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 issue: *The BUZZ – Free Shipping With Your Private Lesson! *Reed “Tip” of the Month – Learning to Make Reeds? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Reed/Oboe Tip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This issue’s tip comes from the Reed Guru at our…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****The Reed Report: Issue 31***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 issue: *The BUZZ – Only 7 Valentine’s Day Packages Left!! *Reed “Tip” of the Month – Breaking in a new oboe? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The BUZZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Valentine’s Day Packages have been flying out the door!…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****The Reed Report: Issue 30***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 issue: *The BUZZ – Want a little reed fun for Valentine’s Day? *Reed “Tip” of the Month – Want a darker sound? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The BUZZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valentine’s Day isn’t far away. To celebrate the season,…