**PLEASE READ!**
This reed is left very slightly longer than the other reeds next to it (like #3 / #5). That is intentional so there is room to clip it. Want something more resistant than #3 but player is in middle school? We recommend the #5 (not the #4). They will likely be flat on the #4 without clipping it.

All our reeds are handmade by professionals. This is our Oboe Reed #4. It features a balance of 58% resistance to 42% freedom. This reed has a warm, pleasant tone. String color is dark purple.

We have changed the way all our reeds are named. We have all the same reeds as before but they have different names. Before we called the reeds soft/basic, intermediate/medium, or pro. But now they have a number assigned to them based on some new criteria (oboe reeds 1 to 15, english horn reeds 1 to 3, bassoon reeds 1 to 10, contrabassoon reeds 1 to 3). We feel this will be more helpful to people for picking out the best fit reed for each individual player. The number essentially corresponds to how easy the reed is to blow to how easy the reed is to control. There’s more to it, but that’s the basic concept. This chart will tell you the new number assigned to the reed you were getting before.

More information about this reed:

Cane Type: Rigotti
Shaper Tip: Mack+ shape, however, not traditional Mac+ shape as it is done on a long form shaping machine. It will not be the same as one would get from using a traditional folded shaper tip.
Profiler: N/A
Type of Staple: 47mm brass synthetic cork