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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 2003/02

From: "Miriam Williams" <MWQuacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] oboe cane reccomendations?
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 10:24:22 -0500

Shawn, reeders:

Well, yes this could be a can of worms. What works for one in one season may not work for another player in another season or
situation.

I have recently been using Danzi cane (gouged and shaped, Miller Marketing). I am still experimenting, but have found it to be
smooth-grained, fairly easy to work, and I got good results on this last reed. It came up to pitch over the course of 3 days; I was
worried at first it would stay flat. I just like the resonance and flexibility I got. Michael Benthin says this cane is more dense -
he can send you the pics in comparison with other cane.

I have also found it to be beneficial to do the finishing over three to five days, and really let the cane settle into shape after
initial scraping. I expect this reed to last 3 to 4 weeks, which means I'm playing it nearly every day.

A previous reed I made from Danzi lasted nearly 4 weeks and was rejuvenated somewhat even after the tip frayed and was clipped a
hair to remove the frayed edge. However, I tied several before I got one that didn't leak (which I discarded), but I figure it was
worth it.

YMMV - get 10 pieces and see what results you get.

Miriam in Wis.
(where it's turning beastly cold - again)

----- Original Message -----
From: <Oboehotty@-----.com>
To: <DOUBLEREED-L@-----.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 8:54 AM
Subject: [DR-L] oboe cane reccomendations?

> Hi all,
> I'm going to open up the perverbial can of worms here and ask if anyone has had great results with cane lately...and would like to
share their cane reccomendations ; -) I'm looking to purchase a new batch of cane and am curious what everyone is finding as far as
quality lately of various brands (not quality nowadays versus quality 30 years ago :-))
>
> Shawn