Klarinet Archive - Posting 000359.txt from 2000/03

From: Fernando Silveira <clarineta@-----.br>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Knife advice, please
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 11:47:02 -0500

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I am sorry Jim, but what I have suggested is a real "Reed Knife". Not =
something that just works well. If you need something that just "works =
well" you would use any knife.
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Best
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Fernando
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Fernando Silveira
Clarinet Professor - Rio de Janeiro University - Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Symphony Orchestra
Selmer/Vandoren Artist
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De: J. Hobby <jhobby@-----.net>
Para: klarinet@-----.org>
Data: Sexta-feira, 10 de Mar=E7o de 2000 16:25
Assunto: [kl] Reed Knife advice, please
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If you're just wanting to adjust a reed "on the fly", as opposed to =
making
one from scratch, may I suggest a single-edged razor blade. I've =
always
kept one, wrapped in the little piece of cardboard it comes with, in =
the
slot in the back of my case, along with a piece of plexiglass =
roughly twice
the size of a clarinet reed and a couple of small pieces of =
different grit
sandpaper. The whole package is about $5, significantly cheaper =
than the
$40 I saw someone else suggest for a "reed knife" and is something =
that has
worked for me since high school. (Of course, you can't carry razor
blades -- or knives -- to school any more in the US. <sigh>)
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Another knife, not made expressly for reeds but that works well, is =
a
grafting knife, used by plant propagators. The blades are almost as =
as fine
as a craft knife, and quite sharp -- and easy to keep that way. =
Available
from many nursery product catalogues, and again, significantly less
expensive than the $40 figure.
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Jim Hobby
(... whose distant relatives were Scots! <g>)
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> De: RGloff@-----.com>
>
> If this has been a thread that I have missed, please just =
direct me to
the
> klarinet archives (and how to do that). I need to replace a =
reed
knife that
> fell between the pit and =
who-knows-what's-down-in-that-dungeon. Any
advice?
> Beveled? Straight? Razor? Brands to avoid? Thank you in =
advance!
>
> Holly Gloff
>
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