Reference · Technique
Technique
The hands-on craft — scraping the blade, reading the crow, and balancing tip against heart until the reed responds.
Scraping the blade
The fundamentals of scraping an oboe reed — the spine, heart, tip and channels, and how each region of the scrape shapes response and tone.
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How to crow an oboe reed and read what it tells you — diagnosing tip balance, pitch and response from the sound a reed makes before it reaches the oboe.
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