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*****The Reed Report: Issue 69*****
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-A Note from Maryn
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-A Page From the Oboe Notebook
-The Reed Tip
-Oboe Reed Trivia

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A Note from Maryn
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Sunday 9:50 A.M.
Flagstaff, AZ

First, let me thank all of you for your kind comments from last
week’s newsletter.

I wasn’t sure how things would go considering the Reed Report
hadn’t been published in so long.

But I appreciate all of your kind words.

And if you sent in a reed question, I got it. You’ll start
seeing some of the answers in future issues.

We’ve been busy this week doing some house cleaning on the
website. Putting up some new things, taking down some old ones.

Flarp (our blog) is back and running… (and we deleted all of
the S*P*A*M comments that got posted the past few months–over 10
thousand of them.)

So if you haven’t been to the website in a while, check it out.

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40% OFF Pre-Publication Offer
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We’re just about done creating something brand new.

You can see a picture of it here:

http://www.mklreeds.com/bigbook1.htm

It’s called the BIG Book of Oboe Questions and Answers.

And we’re offering a 40% OFF Pre-Publication Discount.

You can find out all of the details here:

http://www.mklreeds.com/bigbook1.htm

(And don’t miss the video on that page. It ties in with the Reed
Tip for today.)

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A Page From the Oboe Notebook
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Today, I’m publishing a page of notes I took way back on April
13, 1995 from a masterclass with oboist Richard Woodhams.

I put the notes up on Flarp, our blog.

You can see them here:

http://mklreeds.com/flarp

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The Reed/Oboe Tip
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If your reeds are too open, it might be a symptom of a gouge
issue or a scraping issue. Funny enough, both usually involve
the exact same problem: a dull blade!

Although an open reed can result from a gouge issue, it is more
commonly related to trying to scrape with a dull knife. The cane
seems to build up at the end of the tip, causing the reed to
“gape” open.

If your knife is dull, you will really have a hard time
effectively doing the “channels” in the back of the reed. If
this is the case, the resulting reed will probably be propped
open closer to the tube as well.

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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.

Congratulations to this issue’s winner: Teil Buck!

The correct answer was C: Cracking in the head joint.

Teil, just reply to this email and let us know where to send your
prize!

Here’s this week’s question:

Which 20th century composer died before finishing his/her oboe
concerto?

Submit your answers via email to [email protected] 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