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Thinning End Of Reed

Author: BGBG
Date: 2016-10-19 02:03

Have some reeds I had too trim too much and now very hard and wont play at all. Would like to try and thin the tip but do not know exactly how to go about it. It would be enough just to get them to play some notes and learn a skill.
Have sandpaper in various grits 220 to 600. Have a reed trimmer. Have a caliper. Have some box cutter blades. No specialty tools otherwise. Can someone describe an exact technique about how and where to sand until it will play? I tried one with 220 grit sanding the whole flat side away from tip and got it to play a little but maybe it wasn't so bad to start with-not sure. But the others are too stiff to sound any lower register notes. I have good reeds but wanted to learn to fix a few that wont play. I am just doing trial and error now but really dont know what I am doing and would like some instructions if possible

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