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Author: timw
Date: 2009-03-28 13:23
That is so cool! I could never quite picture how they actually made them until now.
Tim W
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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2009-03-28 16:53
Every reed maker has their own process, but regardless of the automation there is always an enormous amount of hand work. There was a lot of charm present - wish my French were better.
You can tell this is not in the US - those saws all have unexposed blades / no guards.
Rico is completely automated:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4_SiRMEOnQ
Reeds 'N Stuff is all manual (in German):
part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwgwVs41uHQ
part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37NzCpwYrmc
I was also fascinated by the demonstrator's anodized metal clarinet mouthpiece.
Automation at Golzales in Peru is halfway between Marca & Rico (and the background music is great):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doVHXj-RZ4U
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2009-03-28 18:59
Merveilleux! Although I speak "French-Canadian", the Provencal accent of Franco is different enough from what I'm used to hearing that I had some difficulty understanding him. Terrific video, though, thanks GBK.
It is remarkable how much hand labor is still involved, yet at the same time a whole bunch of specialized machinery is used. Neat!
I do like Marca reeds on bass clarinet, have used them along with Vandorens for many years.
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