Klarinet Archive - Posting 000367.txt from 1996/11

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Vandoren reeds
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:13:28 -0500

Re: the discussion of imbalanced Vandorens, I have been wondering what the
prevalent wisdom is about balancing/voicing. I have been through the reed
knife (useless for tip work), X-acto knife (great but encourages gouging and
overworking or "spotting" and hence uneven voicing), and presently have
returned to fine sandpaper. I feel the fine sandpaper allows me to *preserve
the manufacturer's slope*. Thoughts? ----Bill Fogle.