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 Re: beginner reed maker in despair!
Author: johnt 
Date:   2008-08-03 18:14

Don't give up, Clare. That's the most important thing. With each reed blank tied you will notice very small incremental improvements. Eventually, you will wonder how something which, at the outset, seemed so difficult could wind up (pun intended) to be so easy. It took me a few years until I got to the point where I could feel comfortable with my tie-ons. I showed a few of them to John Mack. His comments over the course of two or three of his Carmel Valley (California) master classes: "Nice tie." I knew then that I had nothing more to worry about, especially after other people in his master classes asked to see them.

A further suggestion: soak your cane in the hottest tap water for 25 to 30 minutes. The cane should drop like a stone once you disturb the surface tension. You will avoid more splits this way.
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