Great video. I wish we had videos like this many years ago. As an oboe player back in the late 1970's and my daughter playing oboe in the late 1990's & early 2000's I had a rough time using the book & VCR tape that was available in those days to help me make reeds. I had all the tools I needed, great blanks, shaped cane, cord, beeswax, & everything I needed. But I never could understand how the "instructor" got from "the blank", gradually scraping it into the perfect "American Scrape" reed that was shown in the book & VCR tape. Love your reed . . . Very good "crow" and shaping of the reed including uniform tip & symmetrical heart. Outstanding video. 🎉
Thank you Grant! It's a really all-encompassing lesson, and might be overwhelming for new reed-makers, but I will be uploading more in depth mini-lessons in the coming months.
Excellent presentation of the scraping process for an American reed. Very detailed with clear visual follow-through. My problem is that I just prefer the European (German) sound to the American, but to each her own.
Great video. I wish we had videos like this many years ago. As an oboe player back in the late 1970's and my daughter playing oboe in the late 1990's & early 2000's I had a rough time using the book & VCR tape that was available in those days to help me make reeds. I had all the tools I needed, great blanks, shaped cane, cord, beeswax, & everything I needed. But I never could understand how the "instructor" got from "the blank", gradually scraping it into the perfect "American Scrape" reed that was shown in the book & VCR tape. Love your reed . . . Very good "crow" and shaping of the reed including uniform tip & symmetrical heart. Outstanding video. 🎉
Fascinating to see the art and amount of work involved in scraping an oboe reed. Another eye opening lesson.
Thank you Grant! It's a really all-encompassing lesson, and might be overwhelming for new reed-makers, but I will be uploading more in depth mini-lessons in the coming months.
Excellent video!
Excellent video. Looking for more of more finishing reeds.
Excellent presentation of the scraping process for an American reed. Very detailed with clear visual follow-through. My problem is that I just prefer the European (German) sound to the American, but to each her own.
What shape for your cane do you use?
Mack++ is the shape!