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Re: Flattening back of reed

Author: Nelson
Date: 2021-08-29 04:55

Hi,

Talking about A.L.E and the Reed Geek reed balancing tool , neither of which I own, I wondered if anyone out there still uses the flattening method written about by Roger Salander sometime around the mid 70s in 'The Clarinet' journal entitled 'How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Reed" and 'The Continuing Saga of Roger's Reeds' . I wonder if the much newer methods have any greater effective advantage than the/his simple method of fine wet/dry paper on plate glass *plus light pencil lines on the back of the reed* to clearly indicate ongoing correction of warped areas through the super-light adjustment the method offers. I find my reed adjustment takes place at home so the hinderance of a glass plate and portability doesn't really matter at all to me and I still rely on his approach after decades of playing.

Thanks DJ

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