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Re: I am sick of bad reeds..

Author: doublereeder2
Date: 2009-03-29 14:18

Welcome to the dark side if the oboe.

Just keep after it, eventually your ratio of good reeds will rise and win.

I do not use a cane hardness gauge - I just bend the cane over my finger after gouging and before shaping and to get a feel for the hardness/softness. Also the first few scrapes generally give me an idea of that I am dealing with. You can learn to read your cane that way and save a few $$.

No profiler here either. Just intense concentration and a sharp knife to get to the clipping stage in 5 minutes.

Once you make the initial investment in your equipment, the cost reduces each time you use it :-) Hang in there.

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