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    Oboe Reed Adjusting Instructions

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    This document provides instructions for adjusting reeds from Maddy Aldis-Evans. It explains that the reeds are designed for reliable speaking, excellent dynamics, warm tone, and stable intonation. It gives tips for improving the sound by taking small amounts of cane from different areas of the reed. The document also provides pricing and ordering information for oboe, English horn, d'amore, and bass oboe reeds from the maker.

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    Oboe Reed Adjusting Instructions

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    This document provides instructions for adjusting reeds from Maddy Aldis-Evans. It explains that the reeds are designed for reliable speaking, excellent dynamics, warm tone, and stable intonation. It gives tips for improving the sound by taking small amounts of cane from different areas of the reed. The document also provides pricing and ordering information for oboe, English horn, d'amore, and bass oboe reeds from the maker.

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    How to adjust European style oboe reeds

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    This document provides instructions for adjusting reeds from Maddy Aldis-Evans. It explains that the reeds are designed for reliable speaking, excellent dynamics, warm tone, and stable intonation. It gives tips for improving the sound by taking small amounts of cane from different areas of the reed. The document also provides pricing and ordering information for oboe, English horn, d'amore, and bass oboe reeds from the maker.

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    Oboe Reed Adjusting Instructions

    Uploaded by

    Maddy Aldis-Evans
    This document provides instructions for adjusting reeds from Maddy Aldis-Evans. It explains that the reeds are designed for reliable speaking, excellent dynamics, warm tone, and stable intonation. It gives tips for improving the sound by taking small amounts of cane from different areas of the reed. The document also provides pricing and ordering information for oboe, English horn, d'amore, and bass oboe reeds from the maker.

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    Oboe / D’Amore / To improve speaking

    If the sound is not quite


    English Horn / Bass Oboe of the reed, take a
    round enough, take a tiny
    reeds from Maddy Aldis-Evans tiny amount from the
    amount out of the sides
    corners of the tip.
    Thank you for your order. I hope you enjoy playing on these reeds. They
    are maybe different in style from what you are used to, but are designed
    for:
    • Reliable speaking throughout the register If the reed is a little too
    If the reed is generally resistant, take a small
    • Excellent range of dynamics
    too resistant, take a amount out the base of the
    • Round, warm tone with no loss of flexibility
    tiny amount out of the scrape – avoiding the spine.
    • Stability of intonation
    whole length of the
    If you find the pitch not right for your instrument or location, don't forget I can back, avoiding the
    make oboe reeds on staples from 44mm - 47mm. For other instruments, try spine.
    a longer or shorter crook to correct the pitch. Wiring
    Do not wire oboe reeds, they
    Gouged and Shaped Cane will only be strangled! The reeds
    are designed to allow for the
    Oboe / D’amore cane is gouged to .53 - .54mm correct aperture. I have on
    Cor Anglais / Bass Oboe cane is gouged to .62 - .63mm Do not thin the central spin, or occasions wired English Horn
    the reed will become unstable reeds, when the aperture is not
    The theory behind this relatively thin gouge is that the soft, less good cane
    To reorder: right. Do not wire too high up or
    from the inside of the cane is gouged away leaving the harder, better cane
    you will strangle the reed!
    on the outside. Less of the good cane is therefore scraped off, leaving a
    more stable and long lasting reed. However, the cane will not work well with Reed Prices:
    every type of scrape. If you take too much out of the heart, you will lose tone
    and stability. Further details on the scrape that works well with this gouge Oboe reeds: €26 / £24
    can be found on my website: E.H. reeds: €30 / £28
    D’amore reeds: €28 / £26
    www.maddy-aldis.co.uk Bass Oboe reeds: €34 / £36
    Re-canes: deduct €3 / £2 per reed and return staples to me at:
    Should you need to adjust your reeds
    Maddy Aldis-Evans
    Everybody likes reeds with a varying resistance. The reeds I send are Quince Cottage
    always very slightly on the resistant side of what I would find ideal. This is so 59 Freehold Street
    that you can adjust them to be perfect for you and your set-up. You can take Lower Heyford
    cane off, but you can't put it back on! OX25 5NT
    Do make sure you play your new reed in for a couple of days before England
    adjusting. If you find you need to adjust, please note the following points:
    ****only D11 staples in perfect condition will be accepted*****

    Payment via Paypal only to: maddyaldis@googlemail.com

    or from the website: www.maddy-aldis.co.uk


    Oboe
    Oboe D’amore
    Cor Anglais
    Bass Oboe
    Reeds
    from
    Maddy Aldis-Evans

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