Hi everyone! I’m so excited to be able to bring my love of reed making to more people and offer some professionally hand-crafted oboe reeds for oboists of all levels!

I have spent countless hours learning the craft of oboe reed making. Specifically, the American scrape oboe reed. The type of reeds I make are created to have a stable, dark tone with a huge range of dynamic abilities and the projection to fill a giant concert hall, but also warm and subtle enough to play in the most intimate of settings. I’ve spent years creating reeds not only for myself but for private students and colleagues. I can’t wait to bring you your next perfect reed!

Owner’s BIOGRAPHY

Justin Carson is a freelance musician residing in the Pittsburgh area. Justin is a regular performer with many local groups including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as a substitute oboe and English horn player, as well as the West Hills Symphonic Band (WHSB), the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, several churches, and many professional and community theaters. In addition to his performing, Justin is on the board of directors for the WHSB, as their Secretary, and he holds a small private woodwind studio.

Justin attended Carnegie Mellon University where he majored in oboe performance and studied with Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, principal oboist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Justin attended Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School (CAPA), where he studied with Renate Sakins, the principal oboist of the Westmoreland Symphony and the Instructor of Oboe at Slippery Rock University. 

In his spare time, Justin loves playing board games and video games, doing anything Disney-related with his husband, and hanging out with their miniature American Eskimo dog, Bucky.