Hello! My name is John Winstead and I make professional oboe reeds at a discount. They come in soft, medium and hard. I recommend medium for most players. The reeds are light and flexible yet "layered" in tone quality with a warm huge tone with a nice opening. Shipping is free within the USA!!! but has an option of expedited. Every 4 reeds you buy you get a freebie (per order only)!!!

I have played for many orchestras including the Iceland Symphony orchestra,Denver Center for Performing Arts Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, and Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Colorado Springs Philharmonic and many more! I have played with John Williams (I performed with him in LA for the orchestral debut of the movie War horse) You can find my recordings with music minus one and other recordings on youtube so you can hear my reeds in action!
I make my reeds to play easily yet have a very layered and warm/dark tone quality. I have played for some of the biggest conductors in the world including John Williams, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gustavo Dudamel. You need the reed to do some of the work for you! I attended the Colburn Conservatory and My teachers included Allan Vogel, Melanie Wilsden, Elaine Douvas and Richard Woodhams.

Beginner Reeds Let me know when you order if you are starting out. I am happy to make reeds for all levels of playing. For beginners I include a little guide for starting out on the oboe and make the reed very responsive so it will last longer and be easy to play!

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- John Winstead