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Making Oboe Reeds.
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Last updated: 8/2008
Learn How To Make American Long Scrape Style Oboe Reeds.
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Making Oboe Reeds.com
You are serious about improving your oboe reed making. That's why you are here.
You're tired of not having consistent oboe reeds. That is why you are here.
You're a beginning reed maker and not sure how to start. That is why you are here.
Believe it or not, learning how to make oboe reeds consistently is really not that hard. It does however take a lot of dedication and practice.
The first thing you must learn is to recognize what it is you want in a good oboe reed, and how a good reed functions. You can have the best knife technique in the world, but it is a waste of time and effort if you have not mastered this one concept.
Learn to recognize how a good reed vibrates, feels, functions and looks.
The Making Oboe Reeds Ebook will show you all of this and a lot more.
The oboe is a wonderful instrument, but as we all know making reeds is a real problem. It is easy to become frustrated by making reeds that don't work the way you want them to. Take control back and relax a bit. With hard work and the right information, you can:
Always have a good reed for concerts and lessons.
Spend less time on your carpentry skills.
Have more time to improve your musical skills.
By picking up a copy of Making Oboe Reeds you will have this specialized information.
You might be wondering if this book is really for you.
If you are a serious oboe student and really want to get a handle on oboe reedmaking in plain, easy to follow instructions and take your reedmaking to the next level, then this book is for you.
If you are an amateur oboist and never really learned how to make reeds and finally want to start, then this book is for you.
If you are a teacher and need a method to help teach reedmaking to your students of any level, then this book is for you.
If you are just starting out, or do not have access to an oboe teacher all the time, then this book is for you.
Is this a physical copy of a book, or a file or "ebook"?
This book is a digital "ebook". Basically, it's a ".pdf" file to be exact. What that means is that you download the entire book to your computer and either read it there, or just print out a copy. This also means you don't have to wait for it in the mail!
How is the book set up?
This book teaches a very typical "Philadelphia" style of reed making that was first developed by Marcel Tabuteau of the Philadelphia Orchestra in the early 1900's. This style has developed into what is known as the "American" style characterized by the long scrape.
This 116 page, step-by-step manual, teaches you not only how to scrape the reed, but also how to honestly evaluate it. Because there is more than one way of going about making a reed, several different methods of reed making are covered in the book.
Over 80 pictures and graphics are also used to help explain the reed making process. Here are a few ...
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