A Note About Reeds

I have started making my own oboe reeds.  So far I have only made one that I would consider a "good" reed.  ( I have made 2 reeds that function but are not pretty sounding, and 4 reeds that I smashed on the wall after making major mistakes)  My oboe teacher told me that this reed is technically correct and that at this point I could only fine tune how it sounds.  I was so proud of myself!  I actually used it during my lesson today and felt happy about it's performance.

Tonight Abby showed me her reeds and I sadly parted with my reed.  I am consoling myself with the fact that I made one, I should be able to make another.  Also, I have 1 in process that shows promise.