Advanced Supplies

This list is for Music Performance majors and is applicable only after you have mastered the Basic level.

Items with an asterisk * are required and should be purchased first.

Oboe reeds

• *Bill Parrish or HB Artiste (Compare Reeds)

Tools

• *Reed case for 6+ reeds
• *Double hollow ground knife – Chang or Rigotti (Compare the knives)
• *Beveled knife – Chang or Landwell (Compare the knives)
• *Staples – Pisoni Deluxe Silver 47mm
• *Thread – GBS Brand
• *Shaped cane – Student shaped cane (RDG -1)
• MusEcho Oboe Family Gauge Ruler
• Micrometer – Reeds ‘n Stuff Mini Dial Indicator to measure finished reeds
• Nylon tool case by Wilson
• Reed Desk Lamp

Sharpening equipment

• *Hard Arkansas stone
• *India Combination Bench stone
• *Honing oil
• Burnishing rod

Books and Music

• *Vade-Mecum
• Difficult Passages from J.S. Bach compiled by Evelyn Rothwell