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Re: Eefer troubles

Author: kdennyclarinet
Date: 2004-08-28 15:58
Attachment: 1. side by side Blue Box vs White Master.jpg (20k)
Attachment: 2. Showing cutting off butt.jpg (23k)
Attachment: 3. slicing shoulder line into bark.jpg (22k)
Attachment: 4. Visual of shoulder line.jpg (24k)
Attachment: 5. Removing bark above shoulder line.jpg (20k)

I've taken some pictures of the process of modifying the white master reeds. Here are the photo descriptions:

1. side by side comparison of a blue box Eb reed and white master reed.
2. this photo shows a knife cutting off the butt end of the white master.
3. this photo shows where the horizontal line must be sliced into the reed to make the separation between the bark and the vamp. You do not have to slice very much into the reed. Just enough to make a separation.
4. this photo shows the reed after the horizontal slice has been cut into it.
5. this photo shows how the excess bark has to be removed. Begin from the horizontal cut, and shave away from it toward the vamp of the reed. Hold the knife at an angle so that the end product is smooth. Once you have removed this bark, the reed is ready to go (aside from your own personal balancing and adjusting of the tip and rails).

K. Denny

Sorry for the blank post above. I'm not sure how I managed to do that.

BME, MM, DMA

Post Edited (2004-08-28 16:00)

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