You're bidding on Three (3) New FibreReed Material Oboe Reeds from The Charles Double Reed Company. These reeds need no warm up, last longer than wood, and sound good for students or outdoor concerts.

FibreReed is a special process material designed for correct oboe cane-like vibration and sound. Using this material, there are no worries about splitting the reed, the usual breakdown of wood from the day-to-day action of playing, and as an added bonus - these reeds are ready to play as soon as you pick them up. They will respond to warm water by loosening up a bit, but soaking is not necessary.

Many players use these as backups for that tragic moment when your wood reed splits before a concert, or when you are playing in a windy outdoor concert, and you don't want to stress out your good wooden reeds. Keep a few in your reed case as the best form of reed insurance.

Here's what a teacher/performer wrote to us recently:

"It looked exactly like what we usually call a "plastic" reed....So for 0.00001 second, I was disappointed.

But you are a man of good business practice with great educational background. So without delay,

I tried it IMMEDIATELY. (literally, I almost burned my dinner!) This thing IS different!

Here are the things I always longed for a "plastic reeds" and this reed does have.

1) Proper tip opening to give it darker tone.
2) Not jumpy response
3) Not going flat on higher range

Love it!  I can recommend to my students!"           - Michinobu ''Mitch'' Iimori

Colors of the wrapping will vary, as these are hand-tied. Each reed is hand-inspected and test-blown, and passes our 6 point inspection process:

• Does not leak
• Blows freely
• Plays in tune
• Made correctly
• Feels good
• Sounds good 

Charles FibreReed oboe reeds are made to last, sound good and play without fussing.