Oboe Reed Making Supplies
There
are many places to buy oboe reed making supplies. Some of these
places use the "old fashioned" way of placing an order
and sending a check. Other places allow you to order online and
pay with a credit card directly.
The
unfortunate thing about reed making supplies is how much they have
gone up over the past few years. I remember in college I used to
pay about $35 for a pound of oboe cane. Now, about 18 years later,
it is over $100.
Oh
yes, the good old days!
Below
is a list of places that I have used over the past years that have
a variety of tools, cane, etc. I can recommend them all very highly.
Just click on their link to find out more about them.
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Stevens
Double Reeds
s is probably the best bet for buying tubes. The ones that
I recommend are their brass, synthetic cork, thin walled, #2
shaped football. ( Believe it or not, it's only one type of
tube.)
They give a very nice opening, and I have made many good reeds
with these tubes. You also can't beat the price!
At this time they do not have a web site, so you will need to
call them to place your order. Their contact info is:
Stevens Double Reeds
P.O. Box 2225
4676 N. Stone Road
Bethel Island, Ca. 94511
Tel: 925-684-9821
Fax: 925-684-9516
Moses's list of just about everything oboe related. This one's great!