Very helpful information. I'm closing in on five years playing and have never made my own reed - work and my time don't permit it - so I have found a decent commercial source, but sometimes those require adjusting. I'll be watching this over and over again as I get better at adjusting my reeds. Soon, I'll retire from my job (I'm 62) and finally have the time to make my own reeds. I sure love playing this instrument (as well as the English Horn) and only lament having not discovered this joy years ago! Thank you again for your You Tube channel and the information you're sharing with others!
I feel that the travel test is genius!! And something many people like myself never considered. It helped me a lot to get reeds that respond effortlessly in the low register. 😊
Thanks for all of the helpful tips on reed adjustments. Viewed video just when I didn't know for sure where to make the adjustments on the reed. Thanks again
this video helped me alot in just starting out and the reeds that í bought were cheap and did not make my oboe sound verry nively or beautifully as other people has described it who knew that just a few changes could make such a difference
To close the tip I found that if you close the end of the reed with your finger, spit in and suck on the reed, hold a bit, it will close. Worked for me, but hey I'm a cellist and playing oboe for fun.
This video is great! I am wondering, have you tried to scrape a European style reed ( German U- scrape, French Short- scrape )? I scrape and play a French scrape and am told my tone is quite warm and dark.
Hello, i find this video very fascinating! but i have a question, does these tests helps for the European form? i do my own reeds but i've never heard of these tests (well just the crow one) but for adjusting and european, would i follow the same tests you ladies show and do the same scraping (sorry my english is not my first language)
Apparently I need to get myself a better knife or something. I have a really hard time trying to shave any cane with it, and it just messes up the tip of my reeds. I don't know if it's something I'm doing wrong or if it's my knife. But I ruin a lot of my reeds because of my knife. Anybody have any ideas?
Very helpful information. I'm closing in on five years playing and have never made my own reed - work and my time don't permit it - so I have found a decent commercial source, but sometimes those require adjusting. I'll be watching this over and over again as I get better at adjusting my reeds. Soon, I'll retire from my job (I'm 62) and finally have the time to make my own reeds. I sure love playing this instrument (as well as the English Horn) and only lament having not discovered this joy years ago! Thank you again for your You Tube channel and the information you're sharing with others!
Thank you!
I feel that the travel test is genius!! And something many people like myself never considered. It helped me a lot to get reeds that respond effortlessly in the low register. 😊
Thanks for all of the helpful tips on reed adjustments. Viewed video just when I didn't know for sure where to make the adjustments on the reed. Thanks again
Thanks for these tips to grow about.
Thank you! A new reed I had gotten was sharp. So I had scrape some cane off. Love this video!
Your reed making videos are really excellent and detailed! I am self-taught and was able to make well playable reeds in no time!
Great video, I plan on taking up the Oboe soon!
Wow this is such a useful and informative video! Thanks a lot!
Wow ...what an incredibly precise art this is, wonderful. Thumbs up.
This video was so helpful to me. Thank you!
this video helped me alot in just starting out and the reeds that í bought were cheap and did not make my oboe sound verry nively or beautifully as other people has described it who knew that just a few changes could make such a difference
This video helped me so much!!!! I actually fixed my reed!!
Omg this channel is perfect! Thank you so much, girls! You're amazing!
I clicked on this randomly and immediately recognized the voice. Hi, Dr. Delaplain!
Really excellent explanation. How long did you play before you decided to try making your own reeds?
To close the tip I found that if you close the end of the reed with your finger, spit in and suck on the reed, hold a bit, it will close. Worked for me, but hey I'm a cellist and playing oboe for fun.
It's a great video, but I do not hear the lower octave C in any of the crows. Even on headphones. ???
Frame in minute 3:42. Who is that angel laughing?. Tess or Suz?.
What excerpt was that? It’s also in the intro
from the ouverture to la scala di seta by rossini :)
This video is great! I am wondering, have you tried to scrape a European style reed ( German U- scrape, French Short- scrape )? I scrape and play a French scrape and am told my tone is quite warm and dark.
Hi William, yes we have tried those reeds. We are focused here on making the American scrape reed, though.
Hello, i find this video very fascinating! but i have a question, does these tests helps for the European form? i do my own reeds but i've never heard of these tests (well just the crow one) but for adjusting and european, would i follow the same tests you ladies show and do the same scraping (sorry my english is not my first language)
What are the best pre made reeds that you know of.
Hello!
I'm just starting out oboe,, what if you can't play the upper register yet? Is it still possible to test the pitch?
Apparently I need to get myself a better knife or something. I have a really hard time trying to shave any cane with it, and it just messes up the tip of my reeds. I don't know if it's something I'm doing wrong or if it's my knife. But I ruin a lot of my reeds because of my knife. Anybody have any ideas?
What are the tools you need/are using to adjust these reeds?
#RIP to all the reeds I’ve ruined practicing lol.
What do you do if the reed doesn’t respond in the lower register and the higher register
Tess: For the lower register problem, try scraping more out of the back. For the high register, try scraping more off the tip.
I cut my reed and it stopped working!
Very helpful 8:12