RWS Gougers:
Dr. Dan Ross, world renown gouger maker and Oboe Professor at Arkansas State
University, established Ross Woodwind Specialists in 1980. RWS has been
one of the leading gouger shops in the country ever since. Each gouger is
hand made by Dr. Dan Ross himself and either double checked by him, or by his
son and his wife in St. Louis.
Dr. Ross teaches master classes throughout the country and frequently performs
overseas.
Why are RWS gougers better than others? RWS gougers have a specifically curved blade to make the inside of the reed a particular dimension. The shape of the inside of the reed is as important as the knife scrape on the outside.
Dan's machines withstand the "test of time" because he uses quality, trued materials.
