Klarinet Archive - Posting 000377.txt from 1996/09

From: eric nelson <eric.nelson@-----.US>
Subj: Bill Fogle's sanding
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:15:05 -0400

I also finish the tip of the reed with sandpaper, but I'm using a #1500
paper, which some truvalue hardware stores carry. One must be careful to
not chip away the corner of the tip ; so the motion should be from edge
toward center of reed. I cut about a 2 inch square of the paper and work
with many very light strokes, rather than trying to do it quickly with a
few heavy strokes. It also seems to help if the reed is wet, and the
sandpaper has been dipped in water [use the black wet-or-dry kind]. This
#1500 paper is also very nice for polishing and flattening the back of a
slightly warped reed, but when doing this, it should be used dry with a dry
reed, on a very flat surface such as plate glass.

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eric nelson
lightwood duo