Code: JT03
For those oboists whose instruments or playing styles require a shape slightly wider than the Jeanne Standard, we offer the Jeanne-M, modeled after John Mack’s original shaper tip. The Jeanne-M produces reeds with a rich full sound, yet the reeds still hold up to pitch. We recommend wrapping between 71-72 mm to maintain pitch placement and depth.
Jeanne oboe shaper chart
| Distance from tip |
5mm |
11mm |
20mm |
26mm |
38mm |
| Jeanne standard |
6.97 |
6.68 |
6.17 |
5.35 |
3.27 |
| Jeanne-M |
7.08 |
6.85 |
6.24 |
5.35 |
3.27 |
We publish these samplings of Jeanne shaper tip dimensions in response to requests from some of our customers, but with the following caveat: Comparisons of the relative widths of shaper tips are not necessarily predictive of how reeds made from them will perform. The performance characteristics of a shaper tip result from complex interactions of the many dimensions, and these interactions must be taken into account when designing the tip.
