Klarinet Archive - Posting 000275.txt from 2004/09

From: X-MailScanner-tom.henson@-----.com
Subj: RE: [kl] re: ATG Reed System / Reed Wizard
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:33:38 -0400

The Reed Wizard I have is the newer model with the straight metal bar and
does work well for what it was designed to do. It cuts (actually shaves) the
cane very cleanly. It really shaves such a small portion of the cane that
what ends up on the cutting edge is just reed dust most of the time. I
noticed recently where the price of this tool is now $300.00, so it is
definitely not cheap.

I have not tried using the two in conjunction with each others, but that is
a thought. I'll try it this weekend.

On another note, I am also considering purchasing some of the Ronda Read to
Finish reeds and using Tom's TAG system to see if I can actually finish the
reed with just this system.

Tom Henson

<< Just read a posting about the ATG System and the Reed Wizard.
I before had posted a rave about the ATG system, but as I was still using
the old Reed Wizard, I didn't like it as much. I now have the new Reed
Wizard which is greatly improved.

The old Reed Wizard uses a bastard file for the cutter - the new one
doesn't. It uses a metal bar which works really well and doesn't gouge the
reed whatsoever. The new blade is very, very easy to clean, almost self
cleaning. Also the new Reed Wizard works on a lot more of the vamp of the
reed than the original did. It to me is significantly better than the old
version of it and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great system
to fix reeds easily and effectively with. I use the ATG system for the tip
of the reed balancing - the rest of the reed I use the Reed Wizard for, and
the combination of systems works tremendously well. >>

<< David Blumberg >>

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