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Katherine Needleman

Location: Baltimore, MD (principal of Baltimore Symphony)

Web site: To be added, if there is one. 



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8 comments

1 oboe { 08.26.08 at 2:37 am }

how do u contact her for reeds?

2 Wiang Lang { 03.07.08 at 8:53 pm }

I love Mz. Needlemans reeds. They hard to get but very nice sound and last long time.

3 Mason { 09.06.07 at 4:13 pm }

Katherine is no longer selling oboe reeds to the public at the present time.

4 Reed Reviews « Adventures of Cooper and his oboe, Barbara. { 07.17.07 at 5:48 pm }

[...] 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.). [...]

5 Anonymous { 08.06.06 at 9:03 am }

Really nice reeds! Great response, round sound, great pitch.

6 Susan Weinstein { 05.18.06 at 5:26 pm }

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.

7 johnnyu { 03.23.06 at 3:00 pm }

FYI- Katherine Needleman can be reached at needlemanreeds@yahoo.com. As far as I’m aware, she doesn’t have a website.

8 johnnyu { 03.23.06 at 12:55 pm }

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.