David Weber’s Complete Set of 5 Tabuteau Reeds of 1963 in High Magnification

Both sides of each reed are shown. Reed # 6 was made by David Weber and scraped upon by Tabuteau. Photographs by Nancy Lehrer.

Reed #1: Total length 70 mm; staple at 46 mm; width at tip 6.5 mm

Reed #2: Total length 70 mm; staple at 46 mm; width at tip 7.0 mm. The blades are caught one within the other!

Reed #3: Total length 70.5 mm; staple at 47.5 mm; width at tip 6.5 mm

Reed #4: Total length 70 mm; staple at 47.5 mm; width at tip 7.0 mm

Reed #5: Total length 69 mm; staple at 46.6 mm; width at tip 7.0 mm

Reed #6: Total length 67.5 mm; staple at 46 mm; width at tip 6.5 mm

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An audio interview with Joan Browne (Champie), a private Tabuteau student in the early 1950s.

A photograph of the music stand that was in Tabuteau’s private studio in Philadelphia.

An autographed photo of Marcel Tabuteau inscribed to Vladimir Sokoloff.

An autographed photo of Marcel Tabuteau inscribed to Joan Browne Champie.

With the passing of Wilbur Isaac Hilles in August 2023 and now Martha Scherer-Alfee in February 2024, no oboe students of Marcel Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute are still living.

A letter sent to the Curtis Institute by Laila Storch’s mother about Tabuteau not teaching at Curtis—and the reply.