Klarinet Archive - Posting 000893.txt from 1998/01

From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Reed rush vs sand paper-reed knives?
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 19:12:20 -0500

Roger Garrett wrote:

> Ahhhh........relief from a fellow knife user!
>
> But, while I use a reed knife for the adjustment, I use 320 grit sandpaper
> (little squares of it) on a wet reed to smooth the scrape of the knife.
> The knife can pinpoint to the milimeter, the exact place the cane needs to
> be removed from. I have had students give me amazed looks when, after
> scraping so little off of a specific point on the reed, their reed plays
> beautifully. I have also had students throw up their hands after I ruined
> their reed. Oh well.

Win a few, lose a few.

Dee Hays
deerich@-----.net
Canton, SD