Patent ID: 6683238
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B27J,G10D

Abstract:
An oboe reed gouging device for making an oboe reed, comprising:a base having a first surface and an oppositely positioned second surface; a pair of pedestals attached to and extending upwardly from the first surface of the base; a rod attached to and extending between the pedestals for mounting the rod in spaced apart relation to the first surface of the base; a bed movably mounted to the first surface of the base for holding an oboe reed material during gouging of the oboe reed material for making the oboe reed, the bed positioned substantially parallel to the rod for positioning the oboe reed material substantially parallel to the rod; a carriage slidably attached to the rod and engagable with the bed, the carriage having a first carriage portion and a second carriage portion adjustable with respect to one another, the first carriage portion mounted on the rod and the second carriage portion movable toward and away from the bed; and a blade positionable within the second carriage portion of the carriage for contacting and gouging the oboe reed material positioned on the bed of the oboe reed gouging device.