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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000008.txt from 2008/03
From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] new(or old?)approach to reedmaking
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:25:52 -0500
I knew I'd saved those orthodontic bands from my son's braces for
*something*; almost threw them out a couple times.
Don't know if I have the patience for re-mounting old blades, though.
Interesting post!
Miriam
----- Original Message -----
From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Cc: <doublereeds@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 12:14 PM
Subject: [DR-L] new(or old?)approach to reedmaking
> Dear List(s):
> Reedmaking always has its experts :like one oboe reed scientist who gave
> a lecture at the IDRS conference in Indiana complete with
> slides,measurements and scientific theories.
> Under the inspiration of oboist/inventor Crispin--a frequent contributor
> to these lists--I am developing my old unothordox ways of making reeds.And
> like Crispin, my "way"" of doing things is completely different that what
> I traditionally have learned in school or by reading.
> But wasn't Edison,Ford and company another bunch of oddballs?
>
> My approach:(1)Waxed dental floss instead the traditional twine/thread
> (2)Dismounted old reeds (without their tubes),in two parts ,saved in a
> cigar box or a similar box.
> (3)Mini-dental rubber bands--using three-four at a time to remount old
> reeds
> (4)Mark Chudnow(optional) gold and silver tubes of tradition and
> "candlestick"(European style) molds.
> (5) small red cross penknife with a scissor--for cutting(no wood blocks)
> and taking bits off (instead of sandpaper)
>
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