Jeanne Standard Oboe Shaper Tip

The original Jeanne shaper tip, designed for oboe by Valarie Anderson, is now being used by a great many of the finest oboists in the world. This tip produces a relatively narrow reed which seals tightly along its sides. The reeds hold up to pitch and produce a sound of beautiful coloration which doesn’t spread. This shape requires a rather substantial cane gouge of .60-.48 or heavier nearer the edge. We recommend wrapping between 70-71 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, amd these interactions must be taken into account when designing the tip.