Klarinet Archive - Posting 000599.txt from 1999/04

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re: Reed knife gouges cane
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:34:03 -0400

WG wrote:
Sandpaper was used for all fine work. The reed was supported on a thick,
narrow glass palette. I was never able to do fine work on a clarinet reed
with a reed knife with the same level of accuracy as I was with sandpaper.
Interestingly, I was able to make some fine oboe reeds using the traditional
scraping technique. It always seemed that when I scraped a clarinet reed it
always "dug a hole" in the fibers of the reed.
Even though I no longer make my own reeds. I still use the techniques I
learned, and they serve me quite well.

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Yup, if the reed knife is not sharp, REALLY sharp (razor sharp), it will
gouge the cane. I used to use sandpaper.

David Blumberg
playit@-----.com
http://www.mytempo.com
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