I Love Reed Making... 

Events & Lessons

Make reeds with me at an event or by requesting a reed making lesson/consultation.

Reed Making Truths

Words of reed making wisdom from Thin the Tip.

Thin The Tip

Learn the story behind Thin the Tip and check out the website devoted to it!

Schedule a Thin the Tip Residency

Bring the magic of Thin the Tip to your Oboe Studio or Double Reed Day! 
... and teaching others how to make better reeds. I have made reeds all over the world, from below sea level (Sydney Opera House, Australia) to 10,000 ft. above sea level (Breckenridge, CO), and currently live in one of the most fickle climates of the U.S. (Mount Pleasant, MI).  My approach to reed making is crow-based and focuses on understanding how to use the scrape to manipulate the reed's vibrations, no matter what type of cane, shape, gouge, climate, or altitude. 

I am also passionate about teaching others how to become successful reed makers.   I have hosted a summer Oboe Reed Making Camp for high school students at Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI) since 2011, taught reed making for the International Double Reed Society Conference Teen Camps in Columbus, GA (2016) and Appleton, WI (2017), and have been teaching the oboe reed making classes at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Double Reed Camp since 2017.

I am so enthusiastic about reed making that I have even devoted an entire website to it (thinthetip.com)!

Please enjoy the information on this page and contact me if you have interest in a private or group reed making lesson or would like to schedule a Thin the Tip Reed Making Residency at your school.  (Have reed knife, will travel!)

A Closer Look at My Reeds