Doublereed Archive - Posting 000016.txt from 2003/02

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] oboe cane reccomendations-Danzi cane pic
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 00:43:49 -0500

Mike,

I've had very good results with Danzi cane for my bassoon reed making.
Justin Miller is also a great guy to do business with.

Having good cane to work with step #1 for all us crazy reed makers.

On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 08:12 PM, Michael Benthin (MUTS)
wrote:

> For those who can see attachments, here is Danzi cane and measurements.
> It's a rather wide cane, and thus may be flat unless you make a shorter
> reed. I don't know its thickness, but feel it has a thinner gouge.
> The cane has no ears, a plus for neat tying. Note my reed- It uses
> pisoni tubes shortened to between 42-45 mm. I use a very loose
> embouchure, allowing a bigger sound on fairly soft reeds.
>
> Miriam Williams wrote:
>> 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.
>
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Richard Bush
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