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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000007.txt from 2008/03

From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] new(or old?)approach to reedmaking
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:41:00 -0500

did the reed vibrate better...play better than normal???what defects?

>
> Well, I use dental floss and have taken the half that did not split of a
> reed and tied it to another half, but that was more for "fun" than
> necessity.....
> HAROLD wrote:
>>
>> Procedure:(1)Put together two blades of the old reed--which fit
>> together--using the mini-dental rubberbands.
>> (2)Tie and re-tie up until the reed really,really vibrates. Don't be
>> afraid to spend even 30 minutes on this part of the reedmaking and if the
>> first example doesn't work,try another pair of reed blades.
>> (3) Try with your knife and eye --or machine -- to evaluate whether the
>> two blades resemble each other in appearance.
>> (4) Blow them in and keep on trying!
>
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