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Author: oboedrew
Date: 2009-08-05 10:40
jhoyla wrote:
> I read a great article about cane here:
> http://koppreeds.com/virtues.html
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> The discussion of the internal structure of cane would seem to
> suggest that reeds will actually be harder if the gauge is
> thinner, since the heart and tip of the reed will be formed
> more from the denser, outer layers of cane and not from the
> softer, inner layers. Is this correct?
That's a good article, Jeremy. But the hard outer layer is what we casually call "bark." With long-scrape reeds, it's entirely removed, except for the rails and a bit at the very back. Beneath it is a thin, milky layer. That too is removed. So whatever the gouge, the reed consists mostly of the soft, inner layer. The vascular bundles are almost evenly distributed within that soft layer. They're packed together a bit more closely toward the exterior. In theory, this could be a factor in reedmaking. But in actual practice, it isn't. Most mainstream gouges vary only a few hundredths of a millimeter in thickness at any given point. Such slight variations result in negligible differences in the density of vascular bundles.
Cheers,
Drew
www.oboedrew.com
Post Edited (2009-08-05 10:45)
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