Kim Haan, oboist

cor anglais and oboe d'amore player
cor anglais and oboe d'amore player
tutor of oboe, theory and piano
tutor of oboe, theory and piano
Oboe Reeds
Oboe Reeds
I've been making reeds for over 35 years. I use a profiler to form a basic U shape but each reed is finished by hand to ensure the reed will produce a warm, resonant and flexible sound. This means that I often will bring the base of the scrape lower to form either a W shape or a continental shape.
Recently, I've perfected my reed style and have been taking more cane off the sides of the back and building in a "heart" with a secondary and primary tip. The result is a freely vibrating and colourful sounding reed.
I make medium soft and medium reeds. My pupils begin learning the oboe with medium soft reeds so that they are inspired from the start hearing themselves produce a good sound.
I no longer make reeds for sale other than for my own pupils.