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Supérieure Cane Processing

OBOE,
OBOE D’AMORE & ENGLISH HORN CANE

SEMI-FINISHED OBOE, OBOE D'AMORE & ENGLISH HORN REEDS

 

             

Cane is hand selected and prepared in-house by professional Oboist Don Werdick.  All cane is imported from southern France -  geographical areas are cane plantations located in France's Var region (Cogolin, Fréjus and Hyéres).  Water used during in-house processing is filtered & reverse osmosis purified.  Cane is hand gouged using RDG USA Gouging Machines. Cane hardness is medium to medium hard. Cane is hand shaped using a quality shaping machine manufactured by Reeds ‘n’ Stuff, Germany, with RDG USA shaper templates.  For more information, please email at oboe@cpinternet.com . Paid/verified orders shipped within five days. Pricing effective 4/2010.

GOUGED CANE

Item #DescriptionPerPrice
CEM 100Pre-gouged CaneMin. Dozen$16.80
Add Pre-gouged Cane to shopping cart.Prolong the life of your gouging machine, save wear and tear on the blade and speed up your final gouging process using select pre-gouged cane.
Oboe pre-gouge: Center .90 (+/-10mm). Sides .60-.65mm. Diameter 10.50mm to 11.00mm
Oboe d’amore pre-gouge: Center .90 (+/-10mm). Sides .60-.65mm. Diameter 11.00mm to 11.50mm
English horn pre-gouge: Center .95 (+/-10mm). Sides .80-.85mm. Diameter 12.00mm to 12.50mm
CEM 101Oboe Gouged-only CaneMin. Dozen$27.00
Add Oboe Gouged-only Cane to shopping cart.Center: .58mm to .60mm. Sides: .45mm to .47mm
Diameter: 10.50mm to 11.00mm.
CEM 103Oboe d'amore Gouged-only CaneMin. Dozen$27.00
Add Oboe d'amore Gouged-only Cane to shopping cart.Center: .60mm to .63mm. Sides: .47mm to .49mm
Diameter: 11.00mm to 11.50mm.
CEM 104English horn Gouged-only CaneMin. Dozen$28.20
Add English horn Gouged-only Cane to shopping cart.Center: .68mm to .70mm. Sides: .53mm to .55mm
Diameter: 12.00 to 12.50mm.

GOUGED and SHAPED CANE

Item #DescriptionPerPrice
CEM 201Oboe Gouged, Shaped & ScoredMin, Dozen$31.20
Add Oboe Gouged, Shaped & Scored to shopping cart.Center gouge: .58mm to .60mm. Sides: .45mm to .47mm
Diameter: 10.50mm to 11.00mm.
Shape:ABCDE
RDG -1 (narrow)7.0mm6.6mm5.9mm4.9mm3.3mm
RDG 1 (medium)7.0mm6.7mm6.0mm5.0mm3.3mm
RDG -2 (med. wide)7.3mm6.9mm6.2mm5.1mm3.4mm
RDG 2 (wide)7.5mm7.0mm6.4mm5.2mm3.5mm
Mack/Pfeiffer6.8mm6.5mm5.8mm4.7mm3.2mm
CEM 203Oboe d'amore Gouged, Shaped & ScoredMin. Dozen$31.20
Add Oboe d'amore Gouged, Shaped & Scored to shopping cart.Center gouge: .60mm to .63mm. Sides: .47mm to .49mm
Diameter: 11.00mm to 11.50mm.
Shape: A=7.6mm, B=7.5mm, C=6.7mm, D=5.5mm, E=3.5mm
Shape: RDG-DAS
CEM 204English horn Gouged, Shaped & ScoredMin. Dozen$32.40
Add English horn Gouged, Shaped & Scored to shopping cart.Center gouge: .68mm to .70mm. Sides: .53mm to .55mm
Diameter: 12.00mm to 12.50mm.
Shape:ABCDE
RDG -1EH8.3mm7.7mm7.0mm5.9mm3.6mm
RDG 1EH8.6mm8.2mm7.5mm6.4mm4.0mm
CEM 205Practice Oboe Gouged , Shaped & ScoredMin. Dozen$15.60
Add Practice Oboe Gouged , Shaped & Scored to shopping cart.Oboe cane that did not make it though the final selection process and may have spotting or cane tube had slight irregularities. Diameter varies 10mm to 11mm. This cane is a good choice for beginning reedmakers.
Shape:ABCDE
RDG -1 (narrow)7.0mm6.6mm5.9mm4.9mm3.3mm
RDG 1 (medium)7.0mm6.7mm6.0mm5.0mm3.3mm
RDG -2 (med. wide)7.3mm6.9mm6.2mm5.1mm3.4mm
RDG 2 (wide)7.5mm7.0mm6.4mm5.2mm3.5mm
Mack/Pfeiffer6.8mm6.5mm5.8mm4.7mm3.2mm

SEMI-FINISHED OBOE, OBOE D'AMORE & ENGLISH HORN REEDS

Carefully selected hand gouged and shaped cane, tied and semi-finished by Don Werdick with a scrape selection of either #1, #2, #3 or #4 (see scrape profile below). With moderate skill, an oboist can finish the reed to meet their own unique performance preference.
When ordering, please indicate the semi-finished scrape style needed:

Item #DescriptionPerPrice
CEM 301Semi-finished Oboe ReedsEach$12.75
Add Semi-finished Oboe Reeds to shopping cart.Semi-finished scrape style: Select your scrape preference of either #1, #2, #3 or #4
Staple: 47mm Stevens Pro Thinwall nickel silver #2 w/natural cork. Overall tied & semi-finished length: 70.75mm
Shape: RDG 1 (medium)
CEM 303Semi-finished Oboe d'amore ReedsEach$12.75
Add Semi-finished Oboe d'amore Reeds to shopping cart.Staple: 25mm Rigotti brass with collar. Overall tied & semi-finished length: 52mm. No wire.
Shape: RDG-DAS
CEM 304Semi-finished English horn ReedsEach$12.75
Add Semi-finished English horn Reeds to shopping cart.Staple: 27mm Rigotti brass with collar. Overall tied & semi-finished length: 57mm. No wire.
Shape:ABCDE
RDG -1EH8.3mm7.7mm7.0mm5.9mm3.6mm
RDG 1EH8.6mm8.2mm7.5mm6.4mm4.0mm

REED BLANKS

Carefully selected hand gouged & shaped cane, tied on a staple with a small amount scraped off the sides of the reed near the tip, to help prevent the blades from opening at the top. With moderate skill, an oboist can finish the reed to meet their own unique performance preference.

Item #DescriptionPerPrice
CEM 401Oboe Reed BlankEach$9.75
Add Oboe Reed Blank to shopping cart.Staple: 47mm Stevens Pro Thinwall nickel silver #2 w/natural cork.
Overall tied length: 72 to 74mm depending on shaper size
Shape:ABCDE
RDG -1 (narrow)7.0mm6.6mm5.9mm4.9mm3.3mm
RDG 1 (medium)7.0mm6.7mm6.0mm5.0mm3.3mm
RDG -2 (med. wide)7.3mm6.9mm6.2mm5.1mm3.4mm
RDG 2 (wide)7.5mm7.0mm6.4mm5.2mm3.5mm
Mack/Pfeiffer6.8mm6.5mm5.8mm4.7mm3.2mm
CEM 403Oboe d’amore Reed BlankEach$9.75
Add Oboe d’amore Reed Blank to shopping cart.Staple: 25mm Rigotti brass with collar. Overall tied length: 53-54mm. No wire
Shape: RDG-DAS
CEM 404English horn Reed BlankEach$9.75
Add English horn Reed Blank to shopping cart.Staple: 27mm Rigotti brass with collar. overall tied length: .58mm. No wire.
Shape:ABCDE
RDG -1EH8.3mm7.7mm7.0mm5.9mm3.6mm
RDG 1EH8.6mm8.2mm7.5mm6.4mm4.0mm