Klarinet Archive - Posting 000424.txt from 1998/05

From: "J. Michael Norsworthy" <mnorswor@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] "Reed Machine"
Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 15:52:35 -0400

Ryan,

I believe that what you are talking about has already been done. There
is a machine called a ReeDuAl made by a gentleman in Florida that works
like a key-cutting machine. After speaking with him he tells me that
he's made improvements on this machine and that it is now accurate to
within .015". Granted, you need a model reed from which to work from.

Many of the "tricks" of reedmaking vary greatly with each reed and
because of this I don't know how possible it is to make a machine that
deals with this huge a number of variances. Can you explain more
because perhaps I'm not cluing in on your ideas. Thanks.

All the best,
Michael Norsworthy
mnorswor@-----.edu

On Saturday, May 09, 1998 1:29 PM, ryan Lowe
[SMTP:Ral@-----.net] wrote:
> Klarinetters,
> I am collaborating with some of my acquaintences to design a
> reed-making machine. All of us are clarinet players and work on
reeds
> way
> too much. Right now, we have it (designed) to measure the thickness
> of the
> wood (we hope to develop a way to measure the denisty) and then
> balance the
> reed, etc... Between the four of us, we know most of the tricks of
> reed-making (i.e. exactly what a shave off of the right side will do,
> etc...
> and we are working on programming that), but I was wondering if
> anybody
> knows any little-known tips on reed working. I would appreciate all
> of your
> responses, as it will speed the completion of this project.
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan Lowe
>
> Please excuse the brevity of this composition.
>
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> Ryan A Lowe
>
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