Oboe Reeds
DEDICATED TO YOUR PURSUIT
OF AN EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL LIFE
Oboe Reeds
DEDICATED TO YOUR PURSUIT
OF AN EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL LIFE
Oboe Reeds
Oboe Reeds- Always Handmade
Magic Reed offers some of the best handmade oboe reeds on the market, and have been doing so since 2007. l am a professionally trained oboist who developed a passion for, and expertise in, oboe reed making. I provide professional oboists, and their most aspiring students, with reeds that help them sound better, progress faster, and deliver their best performances. We offer four oboe reeds models- Professional, Intermediate, Student and Custom. All reeds are made by me, from scratch, and to order using professional grade cane and staples and cane drawn from the best of our inventory. There is absolutely no outsourcing of any component of the process, ensuring the highest quality at every step in the process. And yes, I also sell oboe cane. Welcome to Magic Reed. Kathy Sheinhouse, Reed Maker In Chief
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Professional Handmade Oboe Reeds
Magic Reed Professional Handmade Oboe Reeds are preferred by the most experienced and discerning players. There are two models -standard and elite. They are robust, warm, responsive (with resistance) and balanced, enabling highly experienced to professional players to deliver their best performance.
Intermediate Handmade Oboe Reeds
Magic Reed Intermediate Handmade Oboe Reeds are made with the same great materials and American scrape as my pro models. The differences are in subtle nuances, promoting easier playability for players who are on their way to an active high school musical life.
Student Handmade Oboe Reeds
Magic Reed Student Handmade Oboe Reeds are made with great care. After all, these players are our future, and deserve reeds that really work. To that end, we use the same great materials and American scrape as my pro models. They are designed to be the easiest to play in our line up. They are best for players who have learned the ABCs of music and are hooked up with a teacher to develop proper oboe playing technique. These are not beginner reeds.
Custom Oboe Reeds
Magic Reed Custom Handmade Oboe Reeds are made for our most discerning customers who like more control over preferred materials, structure, scrape and function. We offer extra options in terms of cane strength, cane diameter, cane shape, staple length, scrape and pitch.
Oboe Cane
Oboe Cane
Magic Reed has an extraordinary inventory of oboe cane. This cane is a critical factor in delivering on our promise of superior oboe reeds. We dedicated three years to sampling and testing, with the goal of building a high quality and balanced inventory (by strength and diameter). It is a fixed inventory now, and enough for the life of our oboe reed business. We have enough to sell gouged and shaped cane without limitation. Tube and pre-gouged options are available while allocations permit. We offer them by the 1/4 pound or 12-14 unit bundle. Dan Ross once said to me "reed making is hard enough- and we need a fighting chance of making great reeds". This is why I worked so hard to establish this inventory and why I think that it would be a welcome addition to most reed maker's arsenal.
Oboe Cane Tube & Pre-Gouged
Magic Reed offers four private label tube cane (Var, Frejus and Orient). All magnificent in their own Right. For those who would like a head start on their gouging, we can semi-process in split and trimmed; cut-to-length; (76 mm); pre-gouged flat; and pre-gouged thin, leaving a few final gouging swipes to achieve your best result.
Oboe Cane Gouged & Shaped
Precision gouged & shaped oboe cane is best because of the quality of our cane combined with our strict quality control standards. Processing of gouged oboe cane takes place with a Kunibert Michel gouger. By the time I my oboe cane is gouged, it has already gone through several stages of extraction and sorting by strength, conformation.and size. Magic Reed Shaped Oboe Cane is processed on one of five Reeds n Stuff shaper forms. It is measured again and inspected for cracks before it ships.
Oboe Reed Making Blog
Our Oboe Reed Making Blog Is Here For You
Oboe Reed Making is a difficult pursuit at best. I have made thousands of reeds over the years, and have a unique perspective based on this output. There is some great information out there for students of reed making (I have been a student my whole life). I found that it was difficult to get answers to the more nuanced challenges I faced. I mostly write about problems solved and ways to manage resources (inventory and equipment) for best results. We are blogs are added periodically. Here are some of our topics:
- Oboe Reed Making (series)
- How To Play Oboe (series)
- Oboe Cane Management (series)
- How To Buy An Oboe
- Reed Preparation For Best Results
I hope that at least one of them has some useful information that can help you right away.
Our Oboe Reed Making Blog addresses reed making and other player challenges.
Other Services
Subscription Services
Subscription Services
Subscription Services
Subscription customers are some our most valued customers. Orders are given priority each month, and players rely on the pipeline of reeds they need to keep on playing.
Oboe Lessons
Subscription Services
Subscription Services
I offer short-term oboe lessons to experienced oboists looking for a better result and specialize in the reed making area. I thoroughly analyze what the person is doing already instead of just telling him what I do. I have found that this is a much better process to get at the root of a problem and get it fixed.
Educational Services
Subscription Services
Educational Services
Magic Reed oboe reed products are available to conservatories, universities, secondary & middle schools, and private oboe teachers at favorable educational prices. Instructors who fully support Magic Reed have the opportunity to have student (non-production grade) instructional cane added to their order free of charge when available.