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*****The Reed Report: Issue 71*****
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In this issue:

-A Note from Maryn
-The BIG Book is Here!
-A Page From the Oboe Notebook
-The Reed Tip
-Oboe Reed Trivia

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A Note from Maryn
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Friday 7:30 P.M.
Flagstaff, AZ

About a week ago, someone very important to me and my family lost
his 17 year old son.

It was sudden, unexpected and completely shocking.

For him, his life will never be the same. For us, his experience
is a reminder of just how sacred life is.

Of course, music plays a huge part in that sacredness.

But it’s your responsibility to stop, notice and appreciate it.
To pause, take a breath and really experience just how wonderful
life is.

Remember to enjoy the journey… it’s not a dress rehearsal. 🙂

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The BIG Book is Here!
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It’s been a long time coming…

But the BIG Book of Oboe Questions and Answers is finally here.

Actually, it’s not “quite” a book. It’s a whole lot better.

And it’s GROWING…

You can get all of the details here:

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

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A Page From the Oboe Notebook
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Today, I’m publishing a page of notes I took during the John Mack
Oboe Camp back in 1994…

What’s the big takeaway?

A little one liner I wrote on the page:

“Trust yourself…”

You can see the notes here:

http://mklreeds.com/images/oj5208.jpg

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The Reed/Oboe Tip
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If you’re having trouble keeping your reed knives sharp, here’s a
failsafe tip to keep you from hours of “trying to get the darn
things sharp” frustration:

Just buy a new knife.

Sounds simple… but it’s effective. 🙂

The fact is, no two oboists scrape EXACTLY the same. So all of
the knife sharpening tips that you find in books may or may NOT
work for you. There’s no such thing as “one size fits all” knife
sharpening techniques.

Sometimes, the best thing is to simply buy a new knife.

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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: Chris Foss

He correctly identified the painter of this picture:

http://tinyurl.com/3y8jn5

It’s Thomas Gainsborough.

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

Here’s this week’s question:

When was the approximate “birth” of the oboe?

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

P.S. If you’re a recent trivia winner but haven’t yet received
your prize, it’s coming… A bunch of them just went out this
week!