Hello,

Thank you for your interest in French American Reeds. We have been a family business since 1939. We pride ourselves on our service and enjoy speaking with musicians and students. Maria has retired but frequently comes to town for visits and technical consulting. Maria's daughter Eliane runs the factory in Jackson. Eliane's son Gene handles the website and sales through www.reedstore.com. If you have any questions, feedback, or would like to discuss ideas for products or partnerships please email or call.

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French American Reeds
 
 
 
 

Eliane Maccaferri Reese

 Eliane has been involved with French American all of her life. Her first office was infact a crib/drafting table in the first office in NYC on Braodway
Maria Maccaferri Now retired, Maria enjoys frequent trips to TN to visit family and check up on her reeds. For the full story please see the History section of this site
Gene Reese Gene attends graduate school in Nashville and handles the website and marketing
Mary Bishop Mary's experience with Quality Control has been a great asset every since we moved the factory to Jackson
Jon Larsen Jon is the mechanical wiz that keeps everything going. He's even brought in his two daughters to help out
Heather Larsen Aside from her help with producing reeds. Heather is also a student at Union University.
Amanda Larsen-Wells Amanda is the latest member of the Larsen family to join. We plan to put her violin skills to work in the near future.