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 Re: Uhl Technik Reed Profiler 'RPM 68'
Author: Brad Behn 
Date:   2011-03-15 14:04

I have a Dual I use on a daily basis. I got in in 1986 and haven't looked back. It is a wonderful tool. And to argue a little with Dileep, I don't think it is crude at all, I have wonderful success making reeds that are perfectly balanced right off the machine, but admittedly I did have a machinist go over it to make sure my machine produces accurate results.

If I were to get another machine, I would give the BKM a very serious look. I know of a couple people who own them and say that the BKM is a good machine.

I make reeds about 25% of the time, but generally I use the Dual to put a better shape (for me) on commercial reeds. It balances them and creates a very nice tip shape. Also the nice thing about the dual is that I can create my own model shape at will and at no cost. And finally, with no blades to get dull, all I had to invest in is sandpaper (which insures a perfect and consistent cutting surface when replaced for each reed) and a cutting board.

If I didn't have my Dual, I would be a far less happy player.

Ultimately however, a machine is only as good as the cane will allow it to be. And that is where commercial reeds are great, because one only need a few seconds to try a commercial reed and evaluate the cane's potential, whereas with homemade reeds one must first make a reed to determine the potential of the cane. And that process is far more time consuming.

When I make reeds from the tube I generally make one reed and determine if the source tube has good enough cane to make the remaining reeds. If not, I just throw it away, thereby saving a lot of wasted time producing reeds from a poor tube. For this potentially great time saving reason I only make reeds from tubes.

Brad Behn
http://www.clarinetmouthpiece.com
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