Description
The #THOM template was developed with Prof. Jörg Michael Thome of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy School of Music and Theater in Leipzig.
This template is characterized by its very distinct side channels, which yield reeds with excellent flexibility.
The tip is parabolic with light corners; the contour of the heart is narrow.
This template is particularly well suited to hard, dense cane and relatively narrow shapes (R1a, Fox 1, FB 1, etc.).
The sound of the finished reed is both agreeably dark and vivid.
It is balanced throughout all registers and speaks easily, offering a precise attack with little resistance in addition to flexibility.
These qualities render #THOM valuable not only for soloistic and orchestral work, but also for use with students.
Background Information
Prof. Thome prefers the R1A shape and generally uses hard Marca and Vic cane, gouged to 1.25 – 1.30 mm and profiled to 0.90 – 0.60 mm.
The length of his finished reeds is 55.5 mm, with a shaft length of 27.5 mm and a scrape length of 28 mm.
Here is a table of setup measurements to help reset your tip profiling machine
or set up a new template.
- Center Thickness
- 0.34 mm at tip
- Instrument
- Bassoon
- Heart Shape
- Triangular
- Channels
- Light channels
- Manufacturer
- Reeds 'n Stuff
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Product number
- 1199-001701199-00170