The Herzberg Shape
The Herzberg Shape is a favorite amongst bassoon reed makers, especially in California. Norman Herzberg taught at the University of Southern California for 40 years and was considered a reed guru. His style of reeds live on through his students and continue to be an influence on new players today. Herzberg developed his own shape and later his own profiler machine. The profiler and shaper are no longer being made, however the shaper will sometimes become available when a play
