Professionally handmade Oboe Reed #5 features a balance of 59% resistance to 41% freedom. Warm, clear tone. String color grey/black and varies. Tip opening: more open (takes good air support and a smidge more mouth pressure)

String color is grey/black. The specific variegation pattern will vary from reed to reed and some reeds have more of a solid coloration look to them. We do not guarantee the specific color pattern on the thread of the reed.

We have a unique system for naming our reeds. We assign them a number based on criteria about their levels of resistance. The numbers on this chart show the percentage of resistance in the reed on the left, and the percentage of flexibility in the reed on the right.

Help us help you - we do not call our reeds by the old names anymore. Please call them the new names when referring to them (Oboe Reed #1, Oboe Reed #2, etc…).

The number essentially corresponds to how easy the reed is to blow to how easy the reed is to control. Here is some advice about how to select the best reed fit for you. Do you have a request for a specific tip opening (more closed | medium | more open)? Put that in the notes and we’ll do our best to select a tip to your specifications.

More information about this reed:

Cane Type: Loree, Danzi
Shaper Tip: Reeds 'n Stuff -1N; RDG -1N
Profiler: Reeds 'n Stuff
Type of Staple: 47mm brass synthetic cork