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Re: Reed Adjustment -

Author: mjfoboe
Date: 2011-04-19 21:37

To easy a reed I have many places to select:

If I feel the low notes are not speaking freely, then I will scrape/dust at the arc of the blend tip with attention to the center of the arc. This will free up the lower register.

If I feel the upper register is not speaking freely, then I will scrape/dust the corners of the tip/blend as well as dusting the center of the tip by the blend.
This need to be done carefully as not to lose the core sound/stability/tone and not make the reed shrill.

If I want to free up the entire reed to blow freely and maintain the tonal quality, then I will scrape/dust right behind/on the blend tip merger to lower the slope slightly and I will scrape/dust the sides of the heart.

If the entire reed is stuffy, then I take wood off the entire heart and back.

If the reed is well balanced and however, it is somewhat stuffy in the sound, I will also scrape/dust the back of the reed.

One Caveat - I play a Marigaux Oboe which is more reed friendly - this enables me to scrape more from the heart and back and work with long channels from the back to the blend. The difference in the heart and back channels is less significant than a reed I would make for a Loree Oboe.

Multiple scraping/dusting may occur in all areas as I adjust the read for tone, flexibility in all registers, pitch stability, and response.

These adjustments - if I have a good piece of cane - will last two days - if the cane is not that good (a little too open) - maybe a week.

This is not a science - to have to know your instrument and the tonal characteristics - and the feel you desire. It requires constant playing and adjustment.

Mark

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