Klarinet Archive - Posting 000552.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Roger's Reed Knives
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 17:49:03 -0400

On Mon, 13 Oct 1997 Jrykorten@-----.com wrote:

> It's easy, my opinion its generally right :-) Only others opinions are
> wrong! (My wife would finally have me commited if she read this, guilty as
> charged!)

I wondered what you were saying....thanks for the clarification!!

> You don't experience tearing of the fibers when you scrape with a knife?

If I allow my reed knife to get too dull, it can scrape chunks away, but
when it is sharp, I can remove a tiny fraction of wood and make a
difference......I have had people tell me that they can't believe the
miniscule amount of cane removed can make so big a difference. If it is
over a larger area, I like to smooth it up a bit with the 320 grit....so
there may be some graininess that occurs.....not a problem though. If you
like reed rush, that's great.....I just think that the 320 wet-dry works
as well and lasts forever. I would not, however, work on a reed only
using sandpaper or reed rush....the knife is great at getting "specific"
on the reed.

> When were you a high school student in A2?

I received my degrees at the University of Michigan (late '70's - 80's).
I student taught at Pioneer High School with Myles Mazur - he is the
person who followed Victor Bordo. I love that town!

Roger Garrett

   
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