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by Sandra Downing & Peter
Moore
The Reed Doctors are troubleshooters.
They don't show you how to make reeds. When a reed plays up in
rehearsal or concert, your Reed Doctor could get you out of trouble.
Don't throw reeds away too soon. With a
little "carpentry" or clipping, you can give your favourite
reed a new lease of life.
All commercial reeds are, broadly speaking, blanks.
In any box of ten clarinet or sax reeds, for instance, only one or two
will play with little trouble. Cane being a natural substance will
vary whilst the machine's cut will not. If you know what to do,
you can make the rest of your reeds work just as well.
Commercial bassoon and oboe
reeds are costly. You want to get the maximum use out of them.
The Reed Doctors help you to make your reed suit you and your instrument.
British Double Reed Society reviewer Graham Salter
says of the Oboist's Reed Doctor: ".....Any pamphlet which encourages
young players to think about the quality of their reeds is doing a good
job. Clear line drawings present one simple thought per page."
   
This book DOES show you how - with over 80 full colour
pictures
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