Comments on: Emerald Oboe Reeds

By: carrothead

carrothead — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:50:17 +0000

Good for beginners

By: bassoboe

bassoboe — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:59:27 +0000

Ok… good and easy to break in but the reed will not play well after 1-2 months. Had one with no cracks or chips and would play but very quietly. The reed was medium soft.

By: Friesian

Friesian — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:56:03 +0000

When I first began playing, I played on Emerald medium-soft reeds. They worked well enough, but I have nothing extroardinary to say about them, and I prefer ordering a different type of reed to playing on an Emerald. However, the other oboe player in my band started out on Emerald reeds, and she likes them well enough that she has continued to play on them, and hasn’t tried to find a different company to buy reeds from. She seems to like Emeralds well enough, though I find she plays consistently flat on them.

By: ihagan15

ihagan15 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:05:38 +0000

I learned on these, and they have been my back up when I run out ever since.

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:41:06 +0000

Also, the cork was so dry and crappy! Once I got into my oboe,It took me forever to get out!!!

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:37:49 +0000

I got 2 Emerald oboe reeds before, they were pieces of CRAP! They weren’t even shaved; didn’t make a sound! My music teacher tried to fix them, didn’t do any good. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!

By: jenguyen

jenguyen — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:26:17 +0000

Actually I prefer these over the Jones Oboe Reeds, they are great for beginners, but once you start advancing, you’ll want to switch to handmade reeds

By: xxkid123

xxkid123 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:52:31 +0000

I’ve used this reedmaker twice, and the first time i was only able to use it two weeks, and then i still had to fix some cracks (i used some stuff that dentists use as teeth molds). the second time i was able to use it for 6 whole months, and then i had to give it up because the reed was closing up! i don’t really recommend these, i got lucky the second time

By: peacemaddy101

peacemaddy101 — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:12:08 +0000

OK these reeds are a piece of crap! I got one used it about 5 times and then after that it was a gone it would not make a sound and it started to crack!

By: oboist69

oboist69 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:25:17 +0000

These reeds seemed fine when I first started plying on them, but after a week or so they cracked and played extremely flat. I would NOT reccomend these to anyone.