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 Re: wire for Oboe reed
Author: Dutchy 
Date:   2010-10-19 22:00

I play on long-scrape American reeds, and I use 32 gauge silver beading wire (available at hobby shops here) to bolster a collapsing but still good, if elderly, reed. You don't wire it "open" as such, you just give the wire a couple of wraps (and a short twist to hold it in place) right at the base of the scrape, which then gives the reed blades something to push against as they vibrate, giving them the feeling that they're stiffer than they are. I find it a great way to salvage an old reed that's collapsing.

You can also experiment with pitch by tightening or loosening the wire, with the twist, the way you'd tighten or loosen a Baggie tie--too tight and the pitch changes, too loose and you don't get the bolstering effect.

You can push the wire down if at times you don't feel like playing on it "wired".

Goodtoneguild reeds are always wired, which is where I got the idea.



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