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Re: reed trimmer

Author: spartanclarinet
Date: 2010-10-10 21:25

It seems that the human race, or at least the people at Cordier, have not yet been able to figure out the technology that would provide us with a reed trimmer that cuts evenly. The good news is that you don't really need a perfectly shaped curve. For example, if you make your reeds, you will have a square tipped reed before you clip it to shape. The surprising thing is that it can actually play like that. When you clip it, you're just getting rid of the extra material to get down to the right strength; getting a perfect round tip is not so important.

Justin O'Dell
http://web.mac.com/clarinetquintet/iWeb/MSUClarinetStudio/MSU.html
http://www.music.msu.edu/people/detail.php?id=83

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