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Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2011-05-25 16:58
Hey J.!
Although much narrower, your shaper shares characteristics of the RDG -2 and #2: more of an all-out curve from the belly to tip.
The Kunibert Michel and Weber shapers have more of a "waist" leading to more straight and parallel edges. I haven't tried (scraped) the Weber yet, but I suspect I will like it a lot. This 2-zone effect seems to give the sound a more consistent and open quality.
Reeds for baroque and classical oboe often look like that: a square on top of a triangle. I suspect that before the invention of the shaper, the "waist" was hand-cut just to make the cane capable of being tied on the staple. The square-over-triangle would be the natural result. I have NO clue as to the physical (vector mechanic) implication of waist vs. curve.
Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music
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RobinDesHautbois |
2011-05-25 01:53 |
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jhoyla |
2011-05-25 06:53 |
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