Academy Oboe Reed by Crook & Staple

The Academy Oboe Reeds by Crook & Staple have been my daughter's favourite reeds since her 4th year learning oboe. She is now at her 9th year.

As an adult getting back into oboe after a 23 year hiatus, it was great to find an Australian company making good quality reeds. Easy to deal with and great customer service

Well-made reed

This is a good Reed. Although recommended by my daughters oboe teacher she later advised that it was too hard she has had to scrape it two or three times already.

My daughter in jr. high is getting great sound from the reeds we've purchased. The wire helps her control the sound. When the wire eventually moves after playing for some time, she uses plastic wrap to keep it in place. It requires weekly adjustment after that. Very happy.

Reed was stable and even through the scale! Had to clip it a bit to build in resistance and scrape to darken the sound a little bit, but the stability in the scale and especially the responsiveness in the low register are excellent!

This reed plays very nicely and has a more refined tone than some reeds I have played. It took a long time to “break in” which is why I have awarded four rather than five stars. I was a beginner this time last year and I would have struggled with this Reed.

We've tried a few different reeds now & keep coming back to the academy reed. Good for high & low registers.

Great service, good quality!

Good, prompt service, and reeds that play nicely straight from the box!