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Re: Reed Break In Playing

Author: araclar
Date: 2023-06-28 07:15

Warpage on the flat side of the reed, not wiggly tip.

I check for warpage by placing approx half the bark of the reed on a piece of glass (with the rest of the bark and the vamp floating off the edge) and rocking it back and forth (from rail to rail, not heel to tip), slowly moving the reed further onto the piece of glass as I rock it. This way I can identify where on the reed the warpage begins and ends; typically warpage from the heel to the shoulders (or a couple mm into where the window would be) is problematic for me.

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