The company AW-Reeds was founded by Martin SPANGENBERG, Hermann UHL and Alexander WILLSCHER in the year 2000. Alexander WILLSCHER had the fundamental idea for the concept in the 90s. The starting point was the idea to reproduce clarinet reeds independent from strickles and at the same time be able to change their form.

Dipl.-Ing. Hermann UHL, a professional in engineering and electronics was won over for the technical conversion of AW-Reeds. Finally, Martin SPANGENBERG, a solo clarinetist of the Münchener Philharmoniker and professor for clarinets in Weimar, joined the company. These specialists, everyone in their own field, made up the ideal combination of technical and practical know-how, and orchestral and pedagogical experience.

Due to the tight personal contacts between the company founders and well-known professional musicians, a number of signifiers were gained.


References

• Francesco Celata, solo-clarinetist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Australia). Alongside his occupation als orchestra musician he works as an international solist.
  
• Dietrich Fritsche, solo-clarinectist of the Symphony Orchestra of the Saarland Rundfunk (Saarbrücken).
  
• Gerold Gnausch, clarinetist of the Komische Oper Berlin.
  
• Walter Hermann, Es-clarinetist of the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg.
  
• Jürgen Key, clarinetist of the Bayerischen Staatsorchester München.
  
• Prof. Ralf Manno of the Music Academy Cologne, national and international solist, director of divers music lessons, and former member of the Münchener Philharmonie.
  
• Sabine Meyer can be considered one of the world´s best solists. Thanks to her the clarinet, that had been underestimated for quite some time, has won it´s place back on the concert podium.
  
• Nothart Müller, solo clarinetist of the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg.
  
• Albert Osterhammer, clarinetist and bass-clarinetist of the Münchener Philharmonie.
  
• Prof. Johannes Peitz of the Music and Theater Academy Hannover used to be a solist of the Bamberg Symphony.
  
• Bernhard Reyelts, clarinetist of the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg.
  
• Prof. Ulf Rodenhäuser, former solist of the Berlin Philharmonie and Bayrisch Rundfunk. At the moment professor of the Music and Theater Academy München.
  
• Prof. Rainer Wehle and his wife Sabine Meyer have been professors of the Music Academy in Lübeck since 1993. Before hand he had spent five years at the Münchener Philharmonie and NDR Radio Philharmonie in Hannover.
  
• Michele Zukovsky, clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonie and internationally employed. He has had a number of interpretations on historical instruments.