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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-01-16 21:01
I was in the music store the other day and something dawned upon me. Just as reeds have changed, I'm sure clippers have too.
I've heard a lot of talk here about how the Morre reeds of past were PHENOMINAL and original vandorens were good, etc. etc. Well, wouldn't reed clippers that were made in that day and age be made to clip reeds to more of a morre style cut?
Which leads me to ask the question that if I were find and use a reed clipper from the 60s or 70s, would I be able to use it on TODAY'S reeds in order to end up with a original V12 or morre style cut (or at least closer than today's reeds)? Would something like that work?
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-01-16 22:50
Well, you would probably get somewhat of an even cut if you got an old cordier clipper.
The really old style has the button on the blade itself to press to do the clipping instead of the arm on the side.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-01-16 22:58
Interesting thought, Alexi. I never thought that "Morree" had anything to do with the tip of the reed. I had a Cordier at one time but sold it to a friend. My experience was that when the tip needed clipping it wouldn't prolong the life of the reed enough to make it worthwhile. Don't know if I'm right or wrong.
Bob Draznik
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-01-16 23:07
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Interesting thought, Alexi. I never thought that "Morree" had anything to do with the tip of the reed. I wouldn't have thought so either if I hadn't seen on Greg Smith's website his 'reed profiler', which is supposed to profile it to the same as the old morrees. Which then got me thinking about how the older reed clippers are probably closer to the older style reeds.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-01-16 23:15
The secret to the Morré reed was a lot more than the tip profile.
The best reed trimmer, was (is) the Cordier.
However, the old Cordier trimmers, with the push button and the newer version with the cutting arm DID wear out over time. Eventually they became dull and produced an uneven, ragged cut. Since they could not be sharpened, one would just replace it.
The Cordier trimmer cut the reed to a tip curve which was slightly flatter than the original Morré reed (or older V12 - before Vandoren changed the tip shape).
Today's Vandoren reeds do not have the same tip profile as the Morré reed...GBK
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-01-17 01:42
Gigliotti used the same Cordier clipper that was handed down to him by his dad. He said that it never got dull as it would self sharpen by use.
Though I can't imagine that being true, it did work for him.
Here's a reed clipping tip:
Remove the Cordier screws for the "guide bar" and take it off. Then when you clip a reed, turn the reed face down so that when you clip it you can turn the clipper around and see the front face of the reed being clipped to guide how much you want removed.
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