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Alex1N: Stuck pull-through in middle joint of my Rigoutat oboe (eek!)
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Alex1N: "Crochet hook"/harpoon/pull-through remover
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Alex1N: Success! The delinquent cloth removed without harm to the bore of the (very expensive) instrument (whew!)
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Alex1N: Oboe and cor anglais reed making
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Alex1N: Work-in-progress
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Alex1N: Two cor anglais reeds (left) and two oboe reeds (right)
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Alex1N: Oboe and cor anglais reeds
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Alex1N: Forty reeds sorted by instrument
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Alex1N: Forty reeds, tails (partially) trimmed
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Alex1N: Remnant reed threads from the tying-on process
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Alex1N: Closer-up view of fourteen cor anglais reeds
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Alex1N: Home-made - and really rough - reed rack
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Alex1N: Closer-up view of the rough-and-ready reed rack
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Alex1N: Fourteen reeds in a nice German-made cor anglais reed case
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Alex1N: Oboe and cor anglais reeds drying out on my home made reed rack
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Alex1N: Closer-up view of reeds on rack
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Alex1N: What happens to a reed when it splits while scraping
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Alex1N: An oboe reed that survived my scraping process to a playable condition
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Alex1N: 'Top' side of the reed
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Alex1N: 'Bottom' side of the reed
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Alex1N: Oboe and Cor Anglais reed mandrels
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Alex1N: Medir reeds from Richard Craig Woodwind in Adelaide
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Alex1N: Four oboe reeds tied in a hurry
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Alex1N: Newly-tied reed: Glotin cane
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Alex1N: Newly-tied reed on Chiarugi 2 47 staple
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Alex1N: Closer-up view of reed clip
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Alex1N: Reed clip with newly-tied reed
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Alex1N: Six new reeds, one old one, mixture of cane sources
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Alex1N: Latest batch of oboe reed blanks
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Alex1N: New batch of oboe reed blanks, rearranged