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Author: orchestr
Date: 2010-04-29 05:20
Has anyone tried the reed trimmers by the name "Reed Rectify" on the box. Do a google search if you're curious. They look pretty cheap (quality), but I've been surprised before...
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Author: gigaday
Date: 2010-04-29 07:11
I have found that very carefully sanding the tip of the reed on a 400 grit wet and dry works better for me than the Cordier trimmer. I hold the reed at right angles to the paper and stroke ever so gentle following the shape of the tip of the reed.
I do just one stroke from each side of the reed and this makes a noticeable difference. The benefit is that only the smallest amount is removed and it costs me nothing as I use the paper for softening and balancing the reed.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-04-29 09:40
I've never had much success with Cordier 'reed folders' either.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: orchestr
Date: 2010-04-29 14:43
I have heard you have to try a few (cordiers) before you find one that cleanly cuts the reed tip. I tried the sanding, but could never get it looking quite right, and it would leave little fibers sticking out at the tip, even at an exact 90-degree angle. Maybe I'm still not doing it right.
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Author: alanporter
Date: 2010-04-29 16:21
I use a pair of nail clippers that just happen to have the correct shape, not all do.
tiaroa@shaw.ca
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Author: kdk
Date: 2010-04-29 16:26
I don't know that, at least in my experience, the problem with Cordiers is or was that they don't cut cleanly. They often cut lopsided. I have three - all from 40+ years ago - and none of them really cuts symmetrically if I line the reed up centered on the guides. I have to manually maneuver the reed around so the tip looks like it's going to be cut evenly. One of the my clippers cuts lower on the right side, so to use it (which I rarely do) I have to cut once, then turn the reed over and cut again so the tip is symmetric. Mine all cut cleanly enough, just not correctly shaped.
Karl
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Author: GLHopkins
Date: 2010-04-29 18:13
I have a couple of Cordier trimmers that I bought 30 years ago at a music store where I worked. Every time some would come in I would try them all out. I finally came up with a couple for clarinet, one alto sax and a bass clarinet that cut perfectly. I still reshape after cutting to fit the tip of the mouthpiece I'm using, but the cut is decent. Not all of them cut well. I've never found another brand to cut to my liking.
I have no info on the trimmer referenced in the original post.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-04-29 19:05
It is true that some Cordiers don't clip right, that's when you send them back and ask for a replacement. I've been lucky I guess because I've been using the same one for clarinet, and the same one for bass clarinet, for well over 40 years now and they both clip perfectly. Being that I clip the reeds that I make too I've probably clipped thousands in my life with clarinet one. My wife bought some for her school when she was teaching and they clipped just fine too, 2 clarinet and one alto sax, so it's probably just the luck of the draw or how you use it, I taught her well. I think I've only had one or two students send them back for a replacement in the last ten years. One secret of course is to make sure the reed is on perfectly straight at the tip and the back and equal on both sides before you clip it. It has to be secure and perfectly straight. It takes me about 15-20 seconds to get it on right and I clip them straight almost all the time.
Remember, with the cheapo, you get what you pay for. ESPhttp://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2010-04-29 20:16
I abandoned my Cordier for the Dilutis, though I rarely clip reeds anyway.
It's much easier to position the reed (especially for old guys who can't see very well close up, like me) and hold it steady, and the replaceable guillotine blade cuts the tip rather than shearing it off.
Of course, I'm not answering the original poster's question either.
B.
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Author: jacoblikesmusic
Date: 2010-05-03 05:00
How about a reed clipper. You go to your local toe nail clipper store. Buy every single toe nail clipper they have. Test one that works. Return the rest. Voila! Portable reed and nail clipper on the go! It's a two in one package for a cheap price!
It's like buying a $800 suit for a clarinet performance, and then returning it after the performance. (By the way I have never attempted this before.
That's 30-40 boxes of reeds!!!
On another note...yesterday I had another nightmare of where when I'm opening my clarinet case for a performance, I discover the whole thing cracked. And then for some reason, it starts detoriating until there is a big gaping hole in the clarinet...Time to get out more for me.
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