Arbiter, Eric - The Way of Cane

Written by seasoned professional bassoonist and reed maker Eric Arbiter, The Way of Cane demystifies the reed-making experience for musicians of all levels.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Part I: Foundations
1. Underlying Direction
2. Beginner's Mind and Not Knowing
3. Musical Influences and Reed-Making
4. Test It For Yourself
5. Machines for Bassoonists On a Limited Reed-making Budget
6. Using a Dial Indicator
7. Chains of Causes and Conditions in Reed-work
8. The Embouchure And Its Relationship To The Tip Opening
9. Bocals
10. Cycles of Reeds
11. The Study of Cane. Size, straightness and density
Part II: Reed-making procedures
12. Gouging
13. Some Thoughts about Shapers
14. Some Thoughts About Profile Types
15. Forming the Tube, Beveling and Wrapping
16. Finishing Strategies
Workflow Chart for the Way of Cane
Part III: Performance
17. The Reed Notebook
18. More on Fingerings
19. Efficient Practicing
20. Prolonging A Reed's Life
21. Tonguing and Double-Tonguing
22. Notes for the Recordings
Part IV: Supplemental Material
23. Adjusting and Setting Reed Machines
24. Cane Hardness Testing
25. A Correspondence with Norman Herzberg
26. Auditions
A Summary of the Way of Cane
Afterword
Appendices
Bibliography