Klarinet Archive - Posting 000720.txt from 2002/11

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] wear on a reed making file
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:59:08 -0500

I do use a file to flatten warped reeds and have found that a newer file I
have seems to work better than an old one I have. The old one just doesn't
seem to "cut" as well. I am not sure about warpage in the file.

Ed

> From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
> Subject: [kl] wear on a reed making file
>
> 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.
>
> David Niethamer

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