Double Reeds
For more than twenty years we have been meeting the needs of the double reed world throughout Australia and New Zealand. Nobody can boast of a greater range of music or accessories anywhere in this part of the world!
Drawing from the great instrument makers of Europe, Great Britain and the USA we supply all double reed instruments - oboes, cors anglais, oboes d’amore and bassoons - from Perth to Darwin, Adelaide to Auckland, Takaka to Toowoomba and everywhere in between! Student models through to the top professional models.
Here's what one of our customers has to say about her new Moosmann 222E Bassoon. "The Moosmann has been a wonderful instrument so far - its been christened with its first show, and Concert, and has passed both with flying colours."
- Howarth of London for oboes and cors anglais
- Marigaux of France for oboes and cors anglais
- Loree of France for oboes and cors anglais
- Rigoutat of France for oboes and cors anglais
- Moosmann of Germany for bassoons
- Fox of USA for oboes and bassoons
- Puchner of Germany for bassoons
Catering for every need of both amateur and professional musicians, we can supply all the accessories required to get the best out of your instrument, maintaining it and, if necessary, repairing it!
- Reeds: From New Zealand, Australia, USA, Europe and Great Britain ranging in strength from soft through hard.
- Canes: from the raw material of tube cane through to gouged, shaped and profiled from Bonazza, Glotin, Loree, and Rigotti
- Reed making tools and accessories: Knives, mandrels, easels, thread, reamers, micrometers and plaques
- General: reedboxes, slings and straps, grease, swabs, pads, music stands and case covers
We carry in stock one of the most extensive ranges of music for double reeds almost anywhere in the world - from solo instruments through to large ensembles. Nearly 2000 titles are drawn from the leading music publishers of the world such as:
- Oxford University Press
- Musica Rara
- Breitkopf and Hartel
- Billadout
- Peters Edition
- Schott and Co
- Alfred Publishing
- Universal Edition
- Faber
- Emerson
- Alphonse Leduc
- Barenreiter
And dozens of others!
