Professional oboe reed EG-REEDS.

Professional oboe reed EG-REEDS. Just choose a few features and EG-REEDS will make your reeds for you. You will get top quality reeds. Choose your staple and hardness. The rest is provided by the experience of EG-REEDS professionals.

Diameter is 10 – 10,5mm. Length of the finished reed is under the staple (see below) and scraped length is between 10 and 11mm. Your reeds will reach your doorstep ready to give your personal touch and enjoy playing.

Length of finished oboe reed.

• Staple length – 47mm — Length of finished reed – 72mm.
• Staple length – 46mm — Length of finished reed – 71mm.
• Staple length – 45mm — Length of finished reed – 70mm.

Tested by EG-REEDS professionals.

All our Professional oboe reed EG-REEDS are tested by Éric González, a professional oboe player. You can watch videos performing as a soloist with orchestra on his personal website:  www.ericgonzalezoboe.com and on our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/c/EGREEDS/videos

Éric González.

Éric González was born in Ponferrada (Spain) in 1986. At the age of 8 he began studying oboe at the Conservatory of Ponferrada. He ended his basic studies with the highest qualifications.

Later he moved to the Higher Conservatory of Music of La Coruña (Spain). There he did the first year of University. Afterward, his career jumped by winning a scholarship to study at the Liceo Conservatory of Music in Barcelona (Spain). He studied with José Manuel González (soloist in the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville, Spain). Also, he took masterclasses with the most renowned soloists in the world.

Eric Gonzalez - English horn (corno inglés)

Eric Gonzalez - oboe

 Éric González oboe

After that, he moved to Munich (Germany) where he continued his oboe and English horn studies with Prof. Ingo Goritzki. He is one of the best teachers of his time and the main teacher of the best principal oboists in the European Orchestras.

In addition, Éric González took specialization classes with soloists of all Europe. For instance François Leleux, Stefan Schilli, Thomas Indermühle, Lucas Macías, Albrecht Mayer, Dominik Wollenweber, Washington Barella, Mizuho Yoshsii, Victor Ánchel, Juan Manuel Lumbreras, Yeon-Hee Kwak, Christian Schmitt, José Luis García, Gareth Hulsen, Emmanuel Abbül and Eduardo Martínez.

During this time, Éric González had worked with numerous European orchestras. For example Royal Orchestra of Seville, Chamber orchestra of Munich (Germany) , Chamber orchestra of Lugano (Switzerland), Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands, Young National Orchestra of Catalonia, Young Orchestra of “Castilla y León”. He has performed in Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, England, Holland, Russia, South Korea, China…

From 2012 to 2014 Éric González was the principal oboe and principal English horn in the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra (GYSO). Additionally, he played as a soloist the Concerto for oboe and violin BWV 1060 by JS Bach and toured major Asian cities. In 2014 he was named “Artist Yamaha” for oboe and “Artist Lorée” for English horn.

From 2014 to 2017 he was the principal oboe and section head of the Madeira Classical Orchestra (Portugal).

From 2015 he is the owner and founder of EG-REEDS. Also, he teaches oboe masterclasses and reedmaking workshops.

More options for your professional oboe reeds.

If you want to choose between more options for your professional oboe reed you can try our custom reeds.