The chapters are some philosophy, a whole lot of useful information about tools, cane and other supplies, knife sharpening, tying the blank, knife technique, the scrape, shaping your own cane. There are now two video courses being offered by jennifer stucki on oboe reed making. Bassoon knives mmi offers an abundant selection of quality bassoon reed knives to ensure you have the proper tools for your instrument. The staple is a metal cone that the cane is tied onto before its scraped down. By becoming a member, you could save hundreds of dollars a year in wasted cane, materials, and equipment by. Marianne richert pfau and bjorn lindemann, the hautboys reed book. Adam is clearly an experienced reed maker and teacher and pitched the level of the course expertly. Usually delivered within 35 business days from despatch. A highly recommended book for every oboe reed maker. The oboe reed book, by jay light a manual and reference guide for making, understanding, and adjusting oboe reeds. I asked the student to play the oboe and the low notes would not make a peep on the reed or the oboe.
Click on the image links below to view and sign up. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. Thesis suggesting that the player influences the reed more that the reed influences the player. Concise reed making manual for baroque oboe the authors marianne richert pfau, ph. Oboe and english horn supplies forrests berkeley, ca 8003226263. This is because the staple is very crucial in getting the reed to correspond with the bore of the oboe especially for tuning purposes. We at oboe are still working and send packages every day. Purchase baroque reeds to put on this bottom staple. Hodge products is also the manufacturer of hodge silk swabs for all the woodwind instruments as well as trumpet and french horn. For 20 years stellar oboe products has supplied superior handmade oboe reeds, english horn reeds and reed making supplies. Baroque oboe makers one of the most important variables in reed making is the bore to which the reed is attached, i.
Ohboh is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. With us you will find reeds, cane, tools and accessories for oboe and bassoon and expert advice. Books about double reed playing, reed making, and instrument repair. Course overview adam offers three types of course with cambridge woodwind makers. I generally start students at the end of middle school if they can pay good attention to detail and have the patienceperseverance for it. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin or hybrid composites. Read our online guide to learn about the various oboe reed making tools available for your use. Box 786, lopez island, washington 98261 usa 360 4683875 8am to 8 pm pacific. Hautboys reed book, the concise reed making manual for baroque oboe. Most writers who have dared to expound on it have wisely kept their remarks general, the result being that those of us who have set about rediscover ing early reeds have extremely little information to go on. Peruse the selection to find right bassoon knife for you. A guide through each step of the oboe reed making process. Shop by category below or scroll down to see all our oboe reed making products.
A performers guide to music of the baroque period the latest thinking on. There are currently very few makers in the world, all hardpressed to meet a mounting demand. Michel piquet once said you have to fill up a bushel basket with rejects before you gain any sort of expertise in reed making, and i truely believe that for the baroque oboe, one has to develop a workable. From our popular rigotti dhg knife to fox, landwell and medir knives, we have the selection you need. The first thing that is done is to tie the thread to the desk either on the leg or a hook screwed into it. This small book provides tips on playing in and on how to set up and to maintain the bassoon reeds, it also shows the tools that are needed for these tasks. A guide through each step of the oboe reed making process bensdorf frisch, naomi on. Oboe reed making, oboe reed adjustment and a combination of the two. We have a wide array of oboe reed making supplies including knives, easels, reed making kits and more. Reed making knives, threat, wire, tools discover our accessories. The hautboys reed book from marianne richert pfau et al. And just as with the modern oboe, baroque reed making seems to be a subject that few can teach effectively, or even want to teach. The oboe reed book by jay light hodge products, inc.
The author tells the reader what to do, what not to do, and clearly explains why. Baroque oboe reeds international double reed society. This is a great bilingual book in english and german, but may be hard to get a copy of. Making reeds for the baroque oboe 1 bruce haynes oboe reed making must always have been a mysterious and controversial subject.
Hodge products is an ecommerce store selling oboe and bassoon products including reeds, reedmaking tools, and double reed accessories. Reed making must be practiced daily in order to strenghthen and reinforce your skills. Dalton baroque and classical oboes reeds and staples. Dalton instrument maker replicas of baroque and classical oboes. Oboe reeds english horn reeds damore reeds apparel accessories books cds. This illustrated manual for making reeds for the baroque oboe is written in both english and german. There she teaches music history and literature courses, produces international early music festivals, and directs the angelus sacred early music concert series at usd. One complete taille or oboe da caccia reed specify bassoon type or oboe type. Close by using this website you agree to our use of cookies. Baroque oboe players have to make their own reeds and the staples too. Woodturning, instrumental, musical instruments, violin, baroque, sheet music. Each step is illustrated and there is also a section with measurments and adjustment tips.
English horn and baroque oboe reeds the reedmaker reed shop. The tone of the baroque oboe an interpretation of the history of double reed instruments at the end of his excellent article the english 2 and 3keyed hautboyl mr eric halfpenny reproduces some hitherto unknown statements concerning the tone quality of the oboe at the end of the seventeenth century. It had 56 hours of playing on it, it seemed to work fine in the more comfortable registers of the instrument, but the low notes would not speak. The oboe reed book a straighttalking guide to making and understanding oboe reeds by jay light offers some helpful philosophy on reed making, includes a lot of useful information about tools, cane and other supplies, deals with knife sharpening, tying blanks, knife techniques and scraping the reed. Detailed and well illustrated instructions in the reed making art. Currently, i am at about 4 to 5 weeks for delivery order soon. I highly recommend jay lights the oboe reed book and the art of oboe playing by robert sprenkle and david ledet as solid reference guides for reed making. When the thread is secure, unravel about two to two and a half feet of the thread, and rub some beeswax on it. Riegerclean removes almost all known bacteria, viruses, fungi and germs within 30 seconds.
Without cookies the range of the online shops functionality is limited. Oboe reeds, english horn reeds, baroque oboe reeds, oboe damore reeds, gouged cane, shaped cane, oboes and accessories. A straighttalking guide to making and understanding. Detailed oboe reed dimensions martin schuring high altitude oboe reed making with khara wolf. Baroque reeds are quality cane tied on your staple. Student oboe reed beginner eg reeds 8,90 professional oboe reed eg reeds 19,50 student oboe reed intermediate eg reeds 12,00 shaped oboe cane eg reeds 22,00 professional english horn reed eg reeds 22,50.
I played the oboe and it was fine, i then asked about reed. Bassoon knives bassoon reed making knife selection mmi. At the moment there is a great need for more makers of good baroque oboe copies. Oboe reeds welcome to the oboe reeds store, where youll find great prices on a wide range of different oboe reeds 124 of 111 results for musical instruments. They would be ideal for a double reed student getting started making reeds. Click below to download my pdf tutorial for making an oboe reed from gouged and shaped cane.