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Re: Reed Blanks

Author: clariknight
Date: 2009-07-30 18:10

Walter: I believe Joseph's comments about using cheaper cane at first were directed at me, not Dileep. In response, now having gained a small amount of experience, I think that it is not so hard as Joseph believes it is to make reeds. It is hard, and seems to require much patience, but I was able to make a semi playable reed on my second attempt (unfortunately got a little to excited trying to sand down the tip to a more reasonable thickness and made a small chip). My third try has yielded a very playable reed that could easily make it into my practice rotation.

To note, these first three attempts have all been with the Gonzalez cane. I am going to make (or attempt to make) all ten blanks I have before moving to the AW cane. I cannot tell quite yet if it is my handy work or the blank itself, but there is something lacking in the way this reed plays. If I continue to produce reeds of this caliber and they still don't play as well, then I will know that it is in fact the cane.

I would also like to note that I am not using a reed machine, rather taking a reed knife and slowly whittling down the blank, then sanding it smooth (as per the method detailed in Peter Hadcock's "The Working Clarinetist").

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