Katherine Needleman
Location: Baltimore, MD (principal of Baltimore Symphony)
Web site: To be added, if there is one.
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Location: Baltimore, MD (principal of Baltimore Symphony)
Web site: To be added, if there is one.
| Will not use again | Not so hot | OK | Pretty good | Great! | |
| TOTALS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Uncategorized | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
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8 comments
how do u contact her for reeds?
I love Mz. Needlemans reeds. They hard to get but very nice sound and last long time.
Katherine is no longer selling oboe reeds to the public at the present time.
[...] Perhaps someday I’ll get around to buying a couple. I’d definitely be interested in getting a hold of some of Katherine Needleman’s reeds. I wonder if she scrapes in a Mack style (her high school teacher Joeseph Turner was Mack student) or Philly style (she went to Curtis.). [...]
Really nice reeds! Great response, round sound, great pitch.
Katherine Needleman makes the best reeds that I have ever played. I bought several so that I could try to copy her scrape. Really incredible.
FYI- Katherine Needleman can be reached at needlemanreeds@yahoo.com. As far as I’m aware, she doesn’t have a website.
The best semi-commercial reeds I have played. Warmer tone than most, and excellent response and intonation. Ms Needleman’s reeds have lasted well for me and I really have nothing negative to say about them. Reeds can be hard to come by as she only sells what she has available.