About Rheuben
Woodwind Designer
Rheuben along with Bob Malone developed and designed the Inter-Change-A-Bore clarinet barrel.
It's unique design and use of bronze in the barrel bore gives it the fastest response of any clarinet barrel on the market. The barrel has a very balanced tone color and great intonation.
Rheuben has now turned his focus to the design and manufacturing of new woodwinds & accessories.
Rheuben has developed the Rheuben Allen® l ine of saxophones and woodwind accessories featuring many new innovative ideas.
Along with his friend Kenny G Rheuben has developed a unique line of saxophones including the new
"E-Series II" and the "G-Series II" Straight Soprano Saxophones.
The Kenny G line of saxophones also features great altos and tenors.
www.kennygsaxophones.com
Woodwind Accessories
Rheuben has designed many new and interesting woodwind accessories. Please check this site for a few of them.
Repairman
For over 40 years Rheuben has been one of the top saxophone & clarinet repairmen in the United States. During his 30 years in Los Angeles his clients included some of the world's most outstanding saxophonist.
For a short while he worked with Francios Kloc at Buffet setting up the Buffet clarinets.
Rheuben believes Francios to be the best oboe and clarinet repairman he ever met.
Musician
As a founding member of the "Hollywood Clarinet Quartet" Rheuben, Lee Callet, Don Markese and Bev Dahlke performed at the International Clarinet Convention in Flagstaff as guest of the YAMAHA Corporation. The Quartet recorded one CD "On the Cool Side" with original quartets and arrangements by Dan Higgins.
Photography
His photography credits include several CD's for such artist as Dan Higgins, Michael Paulo,
Bev and Greg Smith, Mark Maxwell, Bob Sheppard, Bobby Shew and the Bobby Shew and Alan Goodman posters for YAMAHA.
Movie Producer
For a brief while and no one can understand why....
Rheuben produced some low budget action adventure films.
"Run for the Border" and several other very forgettable films.
Rheuben and his friend Wilt Chamberlain had a film production company called
"100 Point Films" that had several projects in pre-production....
but due to the early death of his friend Wilt the company was discontinued....
Method Books
"Advanced Concepts of the Altissimo"
Co-written with his friend Dan Higgins
"Scales for the Saxophone"
"Daily Studies for the Clarinet"
*Many of these exercises can be downloaded free from the information site..