<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Oboerific Reeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oboerific Reeds makes buying high-quality oboe reeds affordable, easy, and accessible.]]></description><link>https://www.oboerific.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:32:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.oboerific.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Your Memory is an Unreliable Narrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks of sub-par English Horn reeds and a general feeling of exhaustion towards the instrument (and specifically my instrument) culminated in a spontaneous gouger maintenance appointment at my reed desk today. Not pictured: the before, At a clean desk, I pulled the gouger over, and took stock of how bad it was starting to look: cane dust absolutely everywhere, water marks on the machine, a dull blade that I was tired of convincing myself was sharp enough to use. I unscrewed the blade...]]></description><link>https://www.oboerific.com/post/your-memory-is-an-unreliable-narrator</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae7be960988ac33d5d4fd61</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 23:14:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf49b5_22ecdb4eab0d477393baf6fcb3fae058~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Vanbiesbrouck</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>