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Re: More Reed Voodoo Deja Vue

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-08-29 00:13

I don't really bother with that stuff. If the reeds play, I play on them. Most Vandorens come pretty close to spec and don't have issues that prevent them from playing well.

I recall from the days when I DID bother, that a friend of mine finished reeds by applying a healthy amount of spit to them and slapping them down on glass for the express purpose of warping them out. This was followed by sanding, spit, glass, sanding etc until the reed would no longer warp. Of course this process only works if you are making the reeds from scratch and have enough excess material to work with.

I highly recommend just not getting worked up about it. Today's Vandorens are pretty darn good right out of the box.......with a four a five day break-in process to re-hydrate of course!

.............Paul Aviles

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