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Making And Adjusting The Oboe Reed, Norma June Boyce May 1976

Making And Adjusting The Oboe Reed, Norma June Boyce

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate the necessary skills in making and adjusting oboe reeds. Particular attention is given to what is known as the American scrape reed and the problems inherent in adjusting this particular reed to obtain the desired response, pitch, and tone quality. The paper also contains a listing of the necessary equipment for working on oboe reeds.