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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000045.txt from 2003/05

From: "Geoff Pearce" <oboist2@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] New subject - Wires on oboe reeds
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 16:22:18 -0400

I have also used wire - I prefer not to, but sometimes its a matter that
I have to make every piece of cane work for financial reasons. I only use
it where the reed tends to close too much - its particularly useful in
areas of very low humidity where one tends to go through reeds at a faster
rate.

I make my own reeds and sometimes, when experiencing cane that tends to
close, I have ended up with very serviceable reeds simply by using wire,

but since I have moved to Sydney, where the humidity is much higher, I
havent had to wire at all (I have been here 6 years)

Geoff Pearce (Oboe)

-------Original Message-------

From: doublereed-l@-----.edu
Date: Tuesday, 6 May 2003 2:07:11 AM
To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
Subject: Re: [DR-L] New subject - Wires on oboe reeds

Dear Cal and oboists;
I have been experimenting with wire on some reeds. I think it's beneficial
if your reed opening is too closed, or on a reed that might give you a few
more practice sessions. I find it helps a lot on commercial reeds since the
y
tend to close up which seems to be due to the fact that the cane is pushed
quite far down onto the staple.
I don't usually do so on my own handmade reeds.
I noticed that Ace hardware doesn't carry the very fine gauge wire; one can
make do with the finest they have; one turn around is probably enough.

Miriam

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cal" <czoboe@-----.com>
To: <doublereed-l@-----.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 10:09 AM
Subject: [DR-L] New subject - Wires on oboe reeds

> I have enjoyed the breathing comments very much. What
> are player's feelings on using wires to control the
> opening of oboe reeds.
>
> Cal