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Balancing Reeds

Author: Anonymoose
Date: 2020-08-09 06:45

I have been unsuccessful with balancing my reeds, either with a knife or sandpaper.
My main issue is I do not know which part of the reed to take off.
When I test the reed for balance using the method of tilting the mouthpiece, I can figure out which side is denser, but I do not know where exactly to take off cane. Only an inch on the denser side from the tip downwards? or disregard the tip (because it is too thin already) and go take from the middle of the denser side? Or do I take off cane from the dense side?
This method of discerning which side of the reed is denser does not tell me much, only that it is denser on one side.

Sometimes I manage to balance a reed which at that moment plays fine. but a day later the reed plays worse than before I adjusted it.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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