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"Reeds: I make my own using a ReeDual for 3/4 of the shaping, knife and sandpaper for the rest. I use reed blanks from M.A.R.C.A. (France)"

Richard Faria suggested the following sources for cane:


Sometimes, some of the retailers that sell reed making machines also sell cane, such as Fred Weiner, Robert D. Gilbert, Albert Alphin, etc.

Books

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Bonade, Daniel
Clarinetists Compendium
Kenosha, WI: LeBlanc, 1960.

Guy, Larry
Selection, Adjustment, and Care of Single Reeds
Rivernote Press

Kirck, George T.
The ReedMate Reed Guide
GTK, P.O. Box 1217, Westbrook, Maine 04092 (207) 797-0857

Opperman, Kalmen
Handbook for making and adjusting single reeds
Chappell & Co. (N.B. - Out of print)

Stier, Charles and Mansfield, Charles
Clarinet Reeds, Definitive instruction in an elusive art
Halcyon Productions.

Stubbins, William H.
The Art of Clarinetistry
Troy, MI: Piansano Press, 1965.

Vasquez, Ronald
Reed Makers Handbook
Annapolis, MD: R.V. Publishing


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