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Author: larryb
Date: 2003-08-02 00:29
Has anyone seen/purchased/used this new reed prep thing that Vandoren has put on the market: a piece of grainy glass (like a fine grit sandpaper) for smoothing reeds? Best of all, it also comes with a similarly grainy glass stylus for fine tuning the reed. It all looks like a kind of Steuben glass bar mitzvah pen set...does it work?
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Author: Ed
Date: 2003-08-02 01:49
I tried one of these that a friend bought at the clarinetfest. It works pretty well, but is a bit pricey.
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Author: bohemialosantant
Date: 2003-08-02 04:01
hmm...how much are they charging for it?
i liek the idea of the glass reed stick thing. is there something similar out there that i can find at a hardware store or somethign?
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Author: donald
Date: 2003-08-02 13:34
i splashed out and got one of these at clarinetfest- a bit of a luxury really as i use a reed knife to flatten the backs of reeds, and a knife or reed rush or the du-all to adjust.....
but it just seemed like such a good idea- and i have to say that so far it has worked like a dream. The frosted glass flattening plate thingy is pretty much on the money... and the little wand for adjusting reeds is marvelous, frankly better than reed rush in almost every way- can be used in a sawing motion as well as a stroking motion for instance. Plus the pencil like tip area is good for accurate "spot work".
i have used it with great success and have been very pleased with the results.
donal
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Author: Rick Williams
Date: 2003-08-02 14:31
You know, this is a really good idea, but I'd "Really" like to know what they a charging for these things!
It looks like its just a piece of float glass that has been bead or sand etched, which a lot of commercial glass suppliers can do. As far as the pen goes, I do a lot of woodwork and you can purchase very fine round steel or diamond files that are the same size.
Best
Rick
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Author: Ed
Date: 2003-08-02 15:58
I checked Muncywinds.com and they have it for $35
Post Edited (2003-08-02 16:02)
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Author: CrazyCanuck
Date: 2003-08-04 16:56
Hi guys, here's a cheap trick that does the same thing. Go to an automotive supply store and buy a sheet of 600 and one of 1200 wet/dry sandpaper. A glass store will be able to give you a small (5x10" is what i use) piece of flat glass. Cut a small rectangle of each piece of paper and carefully glue it to the glass (making sure the glue is dead even or you will kill your reeds) and let it dry. Test out an old reed first, but I can get any reed dead flat with only a few passes on the 600 and polishing after that on the 1200 (don't go past the tip or you will do more damage than good.) The other side of the glass (w/o the paper) can be used to see that your reed is flat, then using a small piece of the 1200 grit paper wrapped around your finger, you can polish the top of the reed to help it last longer. You can fine tune with a reed knife or x-acto knife etc... then polish again. I've found this to be very effective, and even if you don't have a glue-stick lying around, the whole setup costs less than 5 bucks.
Nick
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