Reed Daddy

7 comments

1 midnightkat { 08.10.10 at 5:12 am }

Advanced--Plays Most days--Used More than 10 reedmakers--Reedmaking: Usually make my own reeds

My thoughts on these reeds. I ordered 3 “Principal Oboe Reeds” and did not care for any of them. I’ve been playing for about 16 years and found that they were too resistant and did not have the dynamic range I am used to with my reeds. The reeds did indeed play better in the upper register; however, they did not perform as well in the lower. I am not totally aboard the concept of of making a “Principal” and “Second Oboe reed”. A reed ought to preform well throughout the range and not only in one, I’m not going to sit here and play notes A-X and then switch reeds so that I can play the rest of the notes X-B.
I never received an order conformation or shipping conformation; this almost felt like “he just took my money and ran!” I did email Bill and spoke to him about that and he assured me that everything went through – very courteous gentleman.

2 Anonymous { 08.11.09 at 5:04 am }

Advanced--Used 2-5 reedmakers--Plays most days--Buys but adjusts

Excellent reeds, handmade with care. Shipped within a reasonably short period(usually 7 days at most) and very consistent. If you need a professional quality reed, I wouldn’t go anywhere else.

3 Anonymous { 06.21.09 at 8:26 am }

These reeds were amazing! I was so thrilled to get them, they had a great, dark tone and played beautifully right out of the box. He contacted me right away to find out what I wanted in my reeds and service was very prompt. I had a demanding concert schedule and these reeds were very dependable and consistent and are still playing great a month later. I highly recommend these reeds for sound and service.

4 BC { 01.27.09 at 7:53 am }

I have tried several reedmakers and Bill’s reeds are by far the most consistent that I have found so far. I am a professional musician who plays oboe and Engligh horn as a second instrument. All of the reeds I ordered were good enough to be used in a performance situation with little or no adjustments.

5 Denver Ob/EH { 11.17.08 at 10:16 am }

I am an experienced player and needed an English horn reed to play at mile-high Denver. Bill listened to all of my concerns, was immediate in replies and had the reed to me in 3 days. Great service and a lovely reed.

6 Bill Anderson { 08.19.08 at 6:03 am }

I just wanted to invite everybody to check out my new site ReedDaddy.com. At the moment, it is up and running but I am still waiting for my first tool supply orders to arrive. I will be carrying knives, mandrels,thread as well as other reedmaking and oboe supplies. I am going to make an effort to carry alternatives to traditional items as well as brand names in order to offer more value for the money. Everything should be up by mid-September, so if you visit now, please come back again then.

7 Administrator { 08.14.08 at 9:09 pm }

New Page up for Reed Daddy.