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Author: orchestr
Date: 2010-07-26 22:12
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I have noticed an oddity with my reeds, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or explanations. I usually keep my reeds in vandoren holders (8-reed), but put them in a plastic bag, which I fold over but don't seal. I feel this allows them to dry more slowly and more evenly, which I thought would reduce warpage. However, I have found that, while most reeds warp convexly (bow out in the middle), my reed tables are concave! I have discovered this using two tests, the first is by wetting the reed and laying it table-down on a piece of glass. Looking at the opposite side of the glass, I can see that the only parts that are touching are the sides. Secondly, when I scrape along the table of the reed with my reed knife, reed dust only shows up on the parts of the knife that touch the sides of the reed. I've attached pictures to try and demonstrate show this. In the second picture, the darker areas are the wet parts of the reed that are touching the glass. They do pass the wobble test, because there's no fulcrum around which to wobble! I tried breaking in a different box without putting them in a plastic bag, and they did the same thing, although perhaps to a lesser degree. I live in a fairly humid area, though the reeds are usually inside where its air-conditioned.
Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts.
Post Edited (2010-07-26 22:18)
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Concave Warpage? new |
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orchestr |
2010-07-26 22:12 |
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Ed Palanker |
2010-07-26 22:35 |
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