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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 2007/04

From: "Angela Wells" <oneflute1oboe@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] the "sound"of good unshaped cane?
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:01:25 -0400

Harold,

I think there could be something to this. I've been paying a lot of
attention to cane lately, noticing how it feels when splitting, pregouging,
gouging, folding, etc. You can tell a lot about the properties of a piece of
cane before you have a finished reed in your oboe. I think these
observations have the potential to save a whole lot of time.

I just love the sond of tube cane. I keep mine separated into gallon-sized
bags in a bucket underneath my reed table. Whenever I pull out a bag to
select some pieces of cane I like to rattle the pieces around- it's so
musical! It's also fun to shake the box when I get a fresh batch of the
stuff in the mail. There is no other sound like it, not even in a large
percussion section.

~Angela

>From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
>Reply-To: doublereed@-----.org
>To: <doublereed@-----.org>
>CC: <doublereeds@-----.org>
>Subject: [DR-L] the "sound"of good unshaped cane?c
>Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:44:51 -0300
>
>Dear List:
>Can someone fill me on this one.
>Met someone today who "listens"to the sound of unshaped,gouged cane to
>determine which is the best piece of cane.
>Is he onto some new development?He claims the "sound"(hitting the cane with
>his nail) will reveal which piece will become a lovely reed.????
>
>Rgds,
>
>harold emert
>Rio-Brazil

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