Making Reeds
Recommended Reed Making Equipment
Good Sources For Cane, Reedmaking Supplies, Equipment & Bassoon Music:
Cane:
Rigotti
http://www.rigotti.fr/
Medir
http://www.medir.cat/angles/tot.htm
or order from:
American Bassoon Company
(800)ITS A601
ambsnbct@comcast.net
Frederic Weiner
168 Jericho Turnpike
Mineola, NY 11501-1701
(800)622-CORK
www.weinermusic.com
Order the Van Doren (DVN100 gouged only, DVN300 g.s.&p.) or Glotin (DGN1A0 gouged only, DGN2A0, g.s.&p.)
Steve Morgan
Double Reed Ltd
http://www.doublereed.co.uk
steve@doublereed.co.uk
For all suppliers specify 120mm gouged bassoon cane.
Reed Making Tools:
The following reed making tools may be found at a good hardware store:
- 600, 400 and 320 grade wet-dry sandpaper
- Wire cutter
- Needle nose pliers
- Clear plastic ruler (6” in 1/32”)
- Duco cement
- X-acto knife
From a drug store:
- Single edge razor blades
- Pipe cleaners
- Suede brush
- Embroidery thread (fabric store)
- Tackle box (sporting goods store)
- Long rubber bands (office supply store)
22 gauge soft brass wire
Malin Company
5400 Smith Rd.
Brookpark, OH 44142
(800)967-9697
Specialty items:
Catalog numbers in parentheses, suppliers below.
- Reed knife1 (Graf folding knife with rounded tip)
- Landwell knife2 (#B-11)
- Needle files2
- File set (#E-26)
- Round (#E-27 RF)
- Hand (#E-27 HC)
- Holding mandrel3 (Berdon reed tool)
- Sharpening stone4 (India stone)
- Placque4 (Plastic arrowhead)
- Pin vise5
- Reamer5
- Mandrel pins5
- Drying Rack5
Suppliers:
1Albert Alphin
590 South St, Needham, MA 02492-2758
Phone: (781) 449-4197
www.aawinds.com
2Forrests
1849 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510)845-7178
www.forrestsmusic.com
3Keith Bowen Workshop
www.fixbassoon.com
4Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds
61 E, Park Blvd.
Villa Park, IL 60181
(630)833-5676
www.nielsen-woodwinds.com
Dial Indicator:
Ken Potsic
kpotsic@yahoo.com
Shaper:
MD Reed Products Stees model straight shaper
available from:
Paul Deegan
129 W. Minneapolis Ave
Salina, KS 67401
(888)540-5530
www.mdreedproducts.com
Rieger #13 from
Justin Miller
www.millermarketingco.com
SVH Sakakeeny straight shaper from
www.foxproducts.com
Stees Model from
www.foxproducts.com
Profiler:
MD Reed Products profiler
available from:
Paul Deegan
129 W. Minneapolis Ave
Salina, KS 67401
(888) 540-5530
www.mdreedproducts.com
Georg Rieger
www.georgrieger.com
Gouger:
R.D.G., Inc., http://www.rdgwoodwinds.com/
or Rieger, www.georgrieger.com
Cane/Reedmaking Retailers/Suppliers
- Argendonax - Argentine website for reedmaking supplies (site in Spanish).
- Arundo Reeds and Cane - Bassoon, contrabassoon, and oboe reeds, cane and accessories.
- Charles Double Reed Company - Supplies, cane, and accessories.
- Georg Rieger - Reed making machines, tools, and cane.
- Miller Marketing Company - Bassoon cane and accessories.
- Weiner Music - Supplier of instruments, cases, bassoon accessories, and reedmaking equipment.