Klarinet Archive - Posting 000717.txt from 2002/11

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] wear on a reed making file
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:59:05 -0500

A question for the machinists on the list - I use a file to flatten and
seal the backs of blanks before cutting reeds. Will this file wear to the
point of no longer being flat over time? I've recently noticed that the
backs of the blanks aren't flat after soaking them and running them over
the file (100 strokes). If I sand them with #600 wet/dry sandpaper on a
plate of glass, they seem to flatten better. I do clean the file with a
toothbrush to remove any cane particles that might get lodged in the file.

TIA

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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