The Bassoon Reed Manual

Lou Skinner's Theories and Techniques

Author: James R. McKay, William Woodward and Russel Hinkle

The book that no bassoonist can live without.

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Summary

The book that no bassoonist can live without.

Description

Near the end of his life, Louis Skinner engaged author James McKay to help him document his techniques for making a variety of reeds for the bassoon and the contrabassoon. This book includes step-by-step explanations and drawings of reedmaking.'

Critic Reviews

"This book codifies the practices of a man who devoted his life to researching and developing practices to improve the art of reedmaking - Louis Skinner... This is the written account of what in the past has been an oral (and aural) tradition passed down from the bassoon teacher to the students... Lou Skinner catalogued his reed experimentation, and over the years developed these unique techniques that are unknown refinements to the traditional reedmaker. Only those persons who went and studied with Skinner directly were made aware of them in the past." - Ronald Klimko, University of Idaho, Moscow "Reading Skinner's comments one is struck by the logic and clarity of his analysis, thinking, and explanations. His consideration of reed characteristics is universal; he accounts for all of the physical factors: embouchure, air supply, pitch level, cane strength." - Christopher Weait, Ohio State University

About the Author

James McKay is Chair of Music Performance at the University of Western Ontario.
Russel Hinkle (bio data to come).
William Woodward has a mail-order reed business and (bio data to come).