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 Scraping which part of the reed for high notes?
Author: DrewSorensenMusic 
Date:   2013-02-12 21:00

I'm feeling like my reed making is advancing. A current problem I have, especially when scraping wider shapes (Brannen X mainly) is response in the high octaves. If they come out at all they can be difficult and are always sharp and uncontrolled. The lower octave notes have body, the crow sounds a halfway decent 2 octave, and for the notes that play I like the tone and intonation isn't terrible. Which part of the reed should I be scraping to bring out the higher notes?

My thoughts:

1. Is my blend area too thick, or angled incorrectly? My blend looks a little like a 45 degree angle to a flat thin area before the end of the tip. Maybe it should look more like a curve, starting steeper and tapering more shallow as it goes closer to the tip.

2. Is it something in the heart. My hearts are very close to .4 mm (measured with a reed micrometer), which is apparently a good thickness according to the Schuring website. I tend to bring the heart to .4mm and try not to touch it after that.

3. Maybe there is an area of the back that would help the situation. Only problem is, I feel the more I scrape the back, the more the problem exists. Maybe I've taken too much from the back, or it's shaped incorrectly.

Thanks for your help.

Drew S.

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JMarzluf 2013-02-12 23:11 
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huboboe 2013-02-13 00:50 
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DrewSorensenMusic 2013-02-13 01:48 
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huboboe 2013-02-14 04:47 
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DrewSorensenMusic 2013-02-14 05:18 
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huboboe 2013-02-14 18:33 
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