Klarinet Archive - Posting 000881.txt from 2000/04

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Cutting Reeds
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:58:12 -0400

In a message dated 4/20/00 5:48:21 AM Central Daylight Time,
a.bergamin@-----.it writes:

<< You have to take a coin (we use italic Lit.200) and put it on the tip of
reed. Now you have the arc of the tip and, beneath, the coin reproducing the
arc at the distance you want to cut the reed.
Then you have to take a lighter or a candle and burn the tip of the red
using the coin as "shield" for the part that should remain integral. When it
is burned you can remove it whit the finger and the reed is cut or "burnt".
>>
Andrea

Your English is lovely....much better than my Italian...or Spanish...or...

I tried your trick once, years ago, when I was a kid.

Reed caught fire, scared me, I dropped it on the floor, my Mother stamped it
out..

Reed played fine afterwards......at least to an 11 year old.

Never tried it again tho.......

WG

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