It's so true. One of my reeds acts differently every day. It might thinner tone one day. The next day it would have a broader sound.

Or buy a keyboard that can make the sounds of all instruments.

@@sanfranciscobay 🤯 500IQ

Trust me everyone makes it seem much harder and frustrating than it actually is.

DeLancey in Tabuteau and John Ellis and joe Robinson too ... Harold Gomberg my favorite.

You don't necessarily have to be an oboist to tell the difference. Playing reed instruments in general kind of gives you an idea. I play clarinet myself.

Of course, oboes are very distinct instruments, and I wouldn't dare say playing a reed instrument gives me a perfect idea of what sounds good and what doesn't on Oboe.

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I hate it. I'm really bad when it comes to making reeds, so I buy them. Although I get the same brand reed at my local music store every time, the reed always feels different each time I get a new one. Sometimes it's too soft, despite the fact that the brand of the reed I picked up was the hardest. It pisses me off so much, I wish the reed wasn't so fragile. I sometimes get one that has some minor cracks which really makes the experience different when I'm playing it.

O_O NOOO NO NO NO NO NO. NEVER BUY YOUR REEDS. THEY ARE MADE IN AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE SO THEY DON'T PUT ANY THOUGHT INTO MAKING THEM. THEY ARE BARELY EVEN TUNED AND SOUND LIKE ZOURNADES

playing these instruments makes the difference.

noellana Hahahaaaa me too. Probably because they all sound better than I do.

If you are a mere mortal ( i'm kidding of course ), sometimes you can't tell tha difference but if you play the oboe for more than half a year... boy do they sound different

I think it’s a mix of things that he uses to test high and low notes, but the start sounds like the bacchinale from Samson and Delilah

And a Mozart ending chord of the Quartet In F. F, A, C, and high F. That high F needs to speak clearly with a delicate tone(you saw his smile). Besides… The first and last notes are always the most important. :-) Quality cane properly aged and prepared make a huge difference in consistency for desired playing quality in your reeds.

Yes THANK YOU tbh sometimes I wonder if professional reed woodwind players are just wasting time being so fastidious with reeds. Just freaking practice more and you’ll be able to better adjust your embouchure to compensate for reed characteristics

​@@Jwellsuhhuh yes, but after more than 50 years I make more refined reeds now before the edge of collapsing to ruin. Slowly refining over days, balancing and dusting surfaces then reeds flexes and shimmers and upper register pops out and low notes resonate and articulate at pp... the reed resonates from within the body from the reed, then through the horn ... Time spent balancing the reed so we can sing expressively with ease ... That's the trick to the art of oboe playing. I still love my AK Loree that I got from John Ellis.

projecting much?

Actually I just think it’s being good at something and searching for perfection. Obviously something you have no understanding of in your simplistic trailer park life.