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Forrests Music Inc
1849 University Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94703
USA
email: sales@forrestsmusic.com
phone: 510-845-7178 800-322-6263
facebook: https://facebook.com/ForrestsMusic
instagram: http://instagram.com/forrestsmusicberkeley
Store hours:
Mon-Fri 10:00AM - 5:30PM PST
Sat: 10:00AM - 5:00PM PST
Sun: Closed
It is 7:36 AM on Tuesday September 16th, 2025. We are closed now.
Closed for New Year's day, Martin Luther King day, President's day, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Thankgiving, Christmas, & Inventory
THREAD
World Central Kitchen - FF Nylon Thread
These spools of thread feature the colors of the Ukraine flag, the tropical colors of Maui, and the theme colors of World Central Kitchen. For every spool of this thread purchased, we will donate $7.50 to World Central Kitchen who is solely responsible for dispursement of funds.
Forrests Music supports disaster relief efforts of World Central Kitchen. WCK is an organization that has been working throughout the world to feed residents affected by natural disasters and conflicts.
These spools of thread feature the colors of the Ukraine flag, the tropical colors of Maui, and the theme colors of World Central Kitchen. For every spool of this thread purchased, we will donate $7.50 to World Central Kitchen who is solely responsible for dispursement of funds.
Forrests Music supports disaster relief efforts of World Central Kitchen. WCK is an organization that has been working throughout the world to feed residents affected by natural disasters and conflicts.
Reed Thread, FF (Tex 135), 100 yd spool
Hand dyed FF nylon reed thread on a wooden spool. Colors available are: Hoedown, Aurora Borealis, Berzerkeley, Blarney, Cleopatra, Dudlach, Feather of Truth, Fiesta, Forrests, Funkytown, Geode, Halloween, Hollyhock, Honeycreeper, Jam Jelly, Pantao, Parrotfish, POW! ZOK!, Raffe-Tastic, Scheherazade, Snowflake, Unicorn, & Yuletide.
Hand dyed FF nylon reed thread on a wooden spool. Colors available are: Hoedown, Aurora Borealis, Berzerkeley, Blarney, Cleopatra, Dudlach, Feather of Truth, Fiesta, Forrests, Funkytown, Geode, Halloween, Hollyhock, Honeycreeper, Jam Jelly, Pantao, Parrotfish, POW! ZOK!, Raffe-Tastic, Scheherazade, Snowflake, Unicorn, & Yuletide.
Cotton Bassoon Reed Thread, FF (Tex 135), 100 yd spool
Hand dyed FF cotton thread on a wooden spool for bassoon reeds. This is high quality long staple (for added strength) non-mercerized cotton (for better absorption of glue). Similar to cotton crochet size 10 thread. Colors available are: Earth, Rhapsody, Sea Spray, & Sunset.
Hand dyed FF cotton thread on a wooden spool for bassoon reeds. This is high quality long staple (for added strength) non-mercerized cotton (for better absorption of glue). Similar to cotton crochet size 10 thread. Colors available are: Earth, Rhapsody, Sea Spray, & Sunset.
Reed Thread, FF (Tex 138), 200 Yard Spool
Nylon reed thread in the thicker FF gauge, 200 yards on a double ended spool. Colors available are: Aqua, Burgundy, Gold, Lime Green, Mahogany, Multicolor, Navy, Peach, Pink, Purple, Red, Royal Blue, White, & Yellow.
Nylon reed thread in the thicker FF gauge, 200 yards on a double ended spool. Colors available are: Aqua, Burgundy, Gold, Lime Green, Mahogany, Multicolor, Navy, Peach, Pink, Purple, Red, Royal Blue, White, & Yellow.
Cotton String
420 feet of cotton string. Used for forming the bassoon reed tube.
420 feet of cotton string. Used for forming the bassoon reed tube.
Thread
We offer reed thread in a wide variety of colors, spool sizes, thicknesses, and materials.
Nylon is the most commonly used, some oboe players prefer silk while some bassoon players prefer cotton.
There are many units of measurement for thread, but the most common are U.S. Government (Mil. Spec.), Tex, and Denier.
Thread is measured by weight, not diameter. That's why different threads of the same size may feel very different. Denier is the mass in grams of 9,000 meters of thread.
Tex is the mass in grams of 1,000 meters of thread.
Mil. Spec. E = Tex 68 - 70
Mil. Spec. F = Tex 90 - 101
Mil. Spec. FF = Tex 135 - 144
We offer reed thread in a wide variety of colors, spool sizes, thicknesses, and materials.
Nylon is the most commonly used, some oboe players prefer silk while some bassoon players prefer cotton.
There are many units of measurement for thread, but the most common are U.S. Government (Mil. Spec.), Tex, and Denier.
Thread is measured by weight, not diameter. That's why different threads of the same size may feel very different. Denier is the mass in grams of 9,000 meters of thread.
Tex is the mass in grams of 1,000 meters of thread.
Mil. Spec. E = Tex 68 - 70
Mil. Spec. F = Tex 90 - 101
Mil. Spec. FF = Tex 135 - 144
