Singin' Dog Oboe Reed Medium - 2024 report by Whydis
Singin' Dog Oboe Reed Medium
The Singin’ Dog oboe reed company specializes in handmade reeds that easily outclass their machine-made competitors while still maintaining an attractive price. The soft and medium-soft strengths vibrate very easily and will work best for beginners a...
Many people think that students need harder reeds as they progress (medium hard is better than medium), but this is not usually true as long as the reed is balanced correctly
The opening is very big, making it harder to play and potentially encouraging a student to bite down to play--a bad habit to get into
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I've been working on the Mozart oboe quartet, which has several jumps from high notes to low notes, and the reed did them very well, with great response in the low register
Reasonably good tone and response,
You are reading snippets from reviews of Singin' Dog Oboe Reed Medium
Many people think that students need harder reeds as they progress (medium hard is better than medium), but this is not usually true as long as the reed is balanced correctly
This reed would be disappointing and frustrating to an intermediate or advanced student
The bad: the reeds were a bit inconsistent but generally okay
I normally make my own reeds, but I broke my wrist in a way that I could still play but not handle a reed knife
Not as good as a handmade reed that is customized for you, but for the price and convenience, they're pretty great
The Singin’ Dog oboe reed company specializes in handmade reeds that easily outclass their machine-made competitors while still maintaining an attractive price
The soft and medium-soft strengths vibrate very easily and will work best for beginners and those that have recently switched to oboe
The medium and medium-hard strengths are best for advanced students and most adults
The hard reed is recommended for those who prefer a reed with more resistance or those that would like to scrape a little themselves
If you have been playing on a "factory reed" from your local music store, you will be amazed at the difference with the Singin’ Dog oboe reeds.