Reeds - Kurt Mederacke. Various model reeds including Knochenhauer, Darmstadt, Heckel. About $2.00 each. Recommended highly (and used) by John Miller, solo bassoonist Minnesota Orchestra. (3389 Braunlage, Bismarckstr. 29a, W. Germany).
-Monica Nelson. Varying strength & distinctive binding. Standard (graduated) scrape or parallel scrape, the latter giving improved tone and response." Write for price list; include payment for postage. (Zephyr Reeds, 16 Park Lane, Sheffield S10-2DW, England)
Profiled cane - Jones Double-Reed Products. Four different profiled contours (motorized machine cut): #0, # 2, and #3 are similar, and #1 has a heavier profile and longer "heart". Available thin, medium, or thick. (Box 266, Cheney, Washington 99004. $6.00 per dozen)
- Christlieb Products. Well-known, consistent profile: .050 thousandths inch center gouge, uniform taper profile from .035 to .012 thousandths inch (+ .002). (3311 Scadlock Lane, Sherman Oaks, Calif. 91403. $8.40 per dozen, discounts on large orders)
- John Grant. Not "profiled", but machine "caned" cane. Gouging process by slitting rather than cutting, to follow natural grain of each cane piece. Mr. Grant claims freer vibration. Write for more information: 3729 North Oketo Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 60634.
Dial Indicator Set-Up - to measure individual blades of finished reed, profiled cane,etc. An excellent design, convenient to use and accurate tool is available from ARB DESIGNS (4 Hawthorne Place, Yonkers, New York. $22.50 plus postage).