Product Description
Angry Duck Bassoon Reeds
The Donati (black thread) professional reed is made from Donati tube cane and gouged on a Reeds 'n' Stuff gouger at 1.2mm +/- .1mm. It is profiled on a Popkin profiling machine and shaped with a Rieger 1A shape. The Rieger (blue thread) professional reed is made from Rieger tube cane and processed the same. All Angry Duck reeds are scraped over a period of 3-5 days to help prevent dramatic changes due to weather. Each reed is tested for response in the high and low registers, tone and intonation (A=440). Angry Duck reeds are very consistent. The Donati (black thread) cane reeds are in the medium to medium hard range for strength, while the Rieger (blue thread) cane reeds are medium hard to hard in strength. Reed dimensions are: tube-30mm, blade-28mm +/- 1mm. A 4th wire is used to keep the end of the tube round and adjustable. Both reed lines are recommended for players high school and up.
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Jinju Carlson
Jinju Carlson is a bassoonist and reed maker, operating Carlson Reed Co. since 2006, changing the name to Angry Duck Bassoon Reeds in 2017. Her bassoon studies began in the Washington DC metro area, taking lessons with area freelancers and DC orchestra members. Jinju earned her B.M. from James Madison University, where she studied bassoon performance and reed making with Dr. Susan Barber. She continued her studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and completed her M.M. at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Currently Jinju resides in Northern Virginia.
Principal Teachers:
Suzanne Nelsen, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Boston Pops, Second Bassoon
Dr. Matthew Ruggiero, Retired Boston Symphony Orchestra & Boston Pops, Associate Principal & Principal Bassoon
Stephen Paulson, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Principal Bassoon
Dr. Susan Barber, James Madison University Associate Professor of Bassoon; Brevard Music Festival, Bassoon Faculty
Please note that we do not accept returns on reeds or cane unless damaged on arrival.
