Oboe Reed Blank
Le Roseau Chantant reed blanks (tied-on only unscraped reeds) are made with superior quality cane in medium hard (MH), medium (M), and medium-soft (MS) strengths. (The MH reeds are sometimes made with harder cane.)
– Those made in the German style are shaped with RC12 or RC12*, or RC13 or RC13* shapers, and are mounted on RC2 staples.
These reeds are available in three different strengths: Medium Soft (MS), with 10.75 – 11mm diameter tube cane; Medium (M), with 10.5 – 10.75mm diameter tube cane; and Medium Hard (MH), with 10.25 – 10.5mm diameter cane.
We apply varying measurement relationships between the centre and the sides of the reed, depending on the cane qualities and the desired reed strength.
Our selection of reed blanks (tied-on only, non-scraped reeds) gives oboists an opportunity to try out several different Roseau Chantant shapes.
