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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000020.txt from 2007/09

From: Margaret Copeland <margaret@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] various
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0400

philfrei@-----.com wrote:
>
> What we really could use is a combo flashlight/mandrel!
>
> I'm looking forward to exploring at the local electronics shop
> tomorrow, to see what there is in terms of led's and fiber optics. But
> even if one manages to put something together, working on a reed
> without a mandrel can really lead to hand cramps.
>
> I put a fader on my desk lamp, thinking that at different light
> levels, different areas of thickness would be emphasized. This may be
> true, but it is so much easier to just get closer or farther from the
> light, that I never use it.
>
I got this today "Nite Ize Fiber Obtic Adapter" which fits on the end of
a AA Size Maglite. It has a very small led light and a 6" flexible fiber
obtic wand. It goes up to the tip of the oboe staple. I don't think
there are smaller led lights at least I ddi not see any in my hardware
store. You can control the brightness by changing the focus on the
maglite. For $7.00 or so, it does the job. The light is bright but I
think you'd have to work in a darkened room to see all the contours of
the reed. I never use a mandrel when I make reeds except to wind them.

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