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 Re: Reed brands and models
Author: kdk ★2017
Date:   2014-04-13 02:22

fskelley wrote:

> On the other hand, I agree that the thicknesses cannot be
> completely uniform from sample to sample no matter how careful
> the mfg, so when reeds get sorted it would seem some might get
> a lower # grade because of being thinner. But I think that's a
> secondary effect, and the main variation is in the material.
>

As I understand it, reeds of a given brand and model are all cut on the same machines. I've never measured anything softer than a #2-1/2 of any brand, but when I have measured reeds of different strengths, I have found huge variability within each given strength, but no difference in the range of measurements from one strength to the other, so I believe in the single cutting machine theory, that reed strength is based on the stiffness of the cane for which the cane's density is taken as an indicator.

I have one stiffness gauge called a Reed-o-meter that is meant directly to measure the flexibility of the vamp. I have another from UHL-Technic (who sell a lot of reed-making equipment) designed to do the same thing.

But the industry standard, as far as I've read, is a gauge that presses a set of sensors against the butt end of the reed (you can see the impressions if you look carefully) to determine the density of the cane. The reeds are then sorted according to the results. Greater density = greater stiffness = higher strength. The gauges, I imagine (never having seen one), are calibrated to equate a specific resistance to flexing with a specific strength designation.

Karl
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