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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000021.txt from 2007/09

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] various
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:45:00 -0400

Where, pray, did you find the device?
Herb

On 9/3/07 2:40 PM, "Margaret Copeland" <margaret@-----.com> wrote:

> 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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