Crook and Staple was founded in 2011 by Matthew Petrie, a professional bassoonist, who was finding difficulty obtaining double reed instrument parts and accessories quickly for oboe & bassoon. Matthew plays with major orchestras including Co-Principal Bassoon in the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of London, guest principal seat with Filarmonica Oltenia (Romania), Welsh Session Orchestra, Bristol E
nsemble, The National Symphony Orchestra, Southern Sinfonia, British Sinfonietta, studio recording with Sony Music, Centaur Records USA & lots more alongside solo work with the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of London and Bristol String Orchestra. Crook and Staple is one of the main double reed retailers in the UK. Its success has resulted from a secure customer centric approach, including a prompt and helpful service, great quality products & highly specialist double reed advice. Due to an increase in demand for our products (now shipping 30% of our orders worldwide!) we now have 4 double reed specialists working for us. As a result, in 2014 we introduced a 'Live Chat' service on our website which has proven very successful in providing advice & help rapidly to our customers worldwide. This is enabling us to provide one of the most comprehensive and knowledgeable support services worldwide. We have just reached the milestone of 1,100+ reviews with an average rating of 5 stars. We also now have a large free resource section within the website (scroll down to the bottom left for the links), including a highly regarded oboe reed adjusting guide & bassoon reed adjusting guide. We look forward to helping every double reed player, whether you just need some advice or need a double reed accessory delivering quickly to your door!
