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Re: Greg Smith Profiler/Shaper

Author: Gregory Smith ★2017
Date: 2007-04-14 00:18

Chris -

The V-12 has a "quicker" taper than either the French or German Morre reeds.

That was the reason behind the genesis of my own shaper. Now, one can take a V12 shaped taper and modify it to match the taper of the Morre in either the commercially manufactured V12 form or with a blank prepared from scratch.

You may want to read:

http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=103831&t=103756

BTW, as indicated by my posts in that thread, the Morre was under constant modification and development as per Marcellus' instructions. In accordance with my posts, I've found differing degrees of taper depending on the vintage of the Morre specimen. I eventually chose the taper that worked best for Marcellus as relayed to me during my personal advisement with him. (Marcellus played the German cut 12,5 or 12.6 tip width.)

Gregory Smith

http://www.gregory-smith.com

Post Edited (2007-04-14 00:38)

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