• If your browser does not support frames, or if you bypassed the home page, you must visit the home page to access popup facilities (link above).
• If you are in the framed environment, the Popup Facilities window should be showing at the bottom of this page. If not, click the appropriate green button on the bottom left (scroll of left side possibly needed).
• Pop-ups must not be disabled in your browser to use these facilities.
• There may be a delay of up to 15 seconds before the pop-up window appears.

The Stock Model Selector and Standard Model Selector popups will launch pop-up windows that offer a concise way to select a reed model and see information about the that model. The Stock Model Selector will allow selection from the six stock models, and the Standard Model Selector will allow selection from the 324 standard models.

• Hovering the mouse cursor over a left-side button will show a pop-up label listing any sections of the associated page. (Pages with no sections will not have a pop-up label.) This is to supplement the site layout (below) and can be accessed from any page. Unfortunately, Netscape has a limit to the length of label text and some of my labels exceed this limit.
• The left-side buttons are intended to be completely visible without the use of scrollbars. (These buttons will not be visible at all if your browser does not support frames, or if you have reached this page directly.) Said scrollbars will disappear if the browser window is resized to be tall enough. If you are unable to make the browser window tall enough, see the suggestions for increasing viewing area below.
• Because of the technical nature of this website and the amount of information contained, best viewing is with the maximum viewing area possible. Here are some suggestions:
  • Use the green buttons underneath the left-side blue buttons (may need to scroll to see them) to hide the top banner and/or the bottom pop-up facilities window. Hiding these will increase the vertical viewing area of the main window (the window in which you are reading this) and the window containing the left-side buttons.
  • Choose an appropriate font size/zoom both for correct display of buttons/tabs and for the amount of information viewable without scrolling. Covered in more detail below on a per browser basis.
  • Increase Horizontal viewing area can by terminating any left-side explorer bars, a.k.a. panels or sidebars (eg. history, favorites, search, etc.). Covered in more detail below on a per browser basis.
  • Turn off unused toolbars and/or amalgamate and/or minimize toolbars if possible. Covered in more detail below on a per browser basis.
  • Internet Explorer viewing area notes:
    • If legible, use a text size of medium or smaller. Set using View->Text Size->...
    • Turn off explorer bars using View->Explorer Bar->...
    • Turn off toolbars using View->Toolbars->... Turn off the status bar using View->Status Bar
    • Amalgamate toolbars as follows:
      1. Unlock the toolbars if they are locked (uncheck View->Toolbars->Lock The Toolbar, if checked).
      2. Position the cursor at the bottom of the bottom-most toolbar until the resize cursor appears. Click the mouse and drag upwards reducing the number of toolbar rows.
      3. If desired, adjust the amount of horizontal space each toolbar takes up a row by positioning the cursor over the vertical bars delineating the various toolbars until the resize cursor appears, click and drag as needed.
      4. If desired, lock the toolbar (check View->Toolbars->Lock The Toolbar)
  • Netscape viewing area notes:
    • If legible, use a text size of "Original" (100% zoom) or smaller.
    • Turn off the sidebar using View->Show/Hide->My Sidebar
    • Turn off toolbars and the status bar using View->Show/Hide->...
    • Toolbars can be minimized by clicking on the up arrow to the left of the toolbar. The minimization will take the form of a horizontal arrow, which when clicked, will show the toolbar again.
  • Opera viewing area notes:
    • Use only 100% zoom, as zoom affects images as well, severely distoring them.
    • Turn off panels using View->Panels->Panel Placement->Off
    • Turn off toolbars and status bar using View->Toolbars->... The free version of Opera has an advertizing bar, which disappears upon payment and registration.
• Tested browsers:
  • Internet Explorer 6.0.2 on Windows
  • Netscape 7.1 on Windows and Linux
  • Opera 7.5.1 on Windows and Linux
• Notes by Operating System:
  • Microsoft Windows:
    • Internet Explorer: Displays well. Page loading is quick, except for popups, which can take 15 or more seconds to appear.
    • Netscape: Displays well except a has few more quirks than IE. Page loading is quick including popups.
    • Opera: Displays well, about as quirky as Netscape. Sometimes has difficulty connecting to the web server necessitating page reloads to display properly. Popups are quick when they work.
  • Linux:
    • Tested OS was Red Hat 7.3. All browsers seemed to display with a very small font when compared to the same setting when using the same browser in MS Windows. This isn't a problem for Netscape (just increase the zoom), but is for Opera because it distorts the images.
    • Netscape: Displays well. Page loading is quick including popups. Recommended.
    • Opera: Has a great deal of difficulty connecting to the web server, necessitating numerous reload attempts to get any particular page. It is possible that this is due to the use of Red Hat 7.3, and that newer versions of Linux perform better with Opera.

• Intro - this page.
• Model Selection - suggestions/methods for selecting the best reed model.
  • Simplified Selection - how to select from the six stock models.
  • Model Overview - basic information on the 324 standard models.
  • Model Eval/Comments - a collection of evaluations of and comments on standard model features.
  • Model Codes - explanation of the models codes that identify the standard models.
  • Full Selection - how to select from the standard models.
  • Customization - how reed models may be customized to your requirements.
• Ordering Info
  • Products and Services
  • Ordering Procedure
  • Terms and Pricelist
  • Payment Methods
  • Shipping Info
  • Alternate Sources - other places to buy reeds made by Paul Buttemer Reed Products
• Usage Suggestions - tips on how to get the most out of your reeds.
  • Casual Use - suggestions for those who play for a few hours a week.
  • Simple Reed Adjustment - reed adjustments for casual users.
  • Serious Use - suggestions for those who play for hours every day.
  • Finishing of Blanks - suggestions for finishing blank reeds.
  • Common Problems - suggestions for dealing with reed problems.
• Model Data - pictures, tables, measurements and other data pertaining to the various features of the standard models.
  • Profile Styles
  • Tip Extensions
  • Blade/Tube Lengths
  • Model Versions & Target Bocals
  • Shape Dimensions
  • Gouge Dimensions
• Reed Machine - still under development - description and pictures of the cane preparation machine.
• Reedmaking Methods - detailed description of how I make reeds.
  • Overview
  • Forming
  • Wrapping
  • Finishing
• Future Plans - products, services, etc. planned for the future.
• Background - brief history of development, brief Paul Buttemer bio.

• Intro - this page. Please read Website Usage Notes/Tips, Contact Info and any other section of interest.
• Model Selection - suggestions/methods for selecting the best reed model.
  • Simplified Selection - how to select from the six stock models.
• Ordering Info
  • Products and Services
  • Ordering Procedure
  • Terms and Pricelist
  • Payment Methods
  • Shipping Info
  • Alternate Sources - other places to buy reeds made by Paul Buttemer Reed Products

Optional:

• Usage Suggestions - tips on how to get the most out of your reeds.
  • Casual Use - suggestions for those who play for a few hours a week.
  • Simple Reed Adjustment - reed adjustments for casual users.

• Intro - this page.
• Reed Machine - description and pictures of the cane preparation machine.
• Model Data - pictures, tables, measurements and other data pertaining to the various features of the standard models.
• Reedmaking Methods - detailed description of how I make reeds.
• Model Selection - suggestions/methods for selecting the best reed model.
• Usage Suggestions - tips on how to get the most out of your reeds.
• Future Plans - products, services, etc. planned for the future.
• Background - brief history of development, brief Paul Buttemer bio.
• Ordering Info - how to order.

• If you do a browser refresh operation when a sub-divided section is displayed, Netscape sometimes changes sub-sections. If you refresh again, the correct sub-section will usually show. (There actually shouldn't be any reason to do a refresh operation.)
• Due to their width, tables in the Model Data section sometimes cause a horizontal scrollbar to appear. This has the irritating side-effect of requiring a horizontal scroll to read the text. The browser window needs to be wide enough to display the full width of the table to get rid of this scrollbar.
• If you are switching back and forth between pages, any section selection will be preserved. However, if you have scrolled down the section, the scroll position will be lost. I'm trying to find a solution to this.

• I have now worked out the model details to fit different bocals. See the new Bocal Fit section of the Model Data page for details.
• Pop-up order form added again! Somehow, my website host switched back to a previous version right after I uploaded the changes with the order form. It was only there for a few days, then was taken away. I'll keep better watch this time.
• Added a Shipping Info section to the Ordering Info page.
• Re-organized the Usage Suggestions page and added a section entitled Common Problems
• Some general re-organization and re-wording.

• Addition of pop-up order form, minus selector for Developmental Stockpile reeds.

• Added compatibility with browsers not supporting frames.
• Modified pages to display in a "stand-alone" fashion, allowing direct access from search engines.
• Made some tweaks allowing better display with Opera.
• Various text revisions.

• Completion of the Reedmaking Methods page.
• Addition of the Popup Facilities window.
• Addition of buttons to hide the banner and Popup Facilities window.

• Completion of the Shape Dimensions and Gouge Dimensions sections of the Model Data page.

• Reorganization of Intro page - text added, background moved to own page.
• Addition of pop-up reed model selectors.
• Addition of model characteristics and dimensions to the Stock Model Identification chart, Model Selection page, Simplified Selection section.
• Minor changes to other pages, with intention to make certain explanations more clear.

• Initial launch of website