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Author: jhoyla
Date: 2012-04-08 07:48
@Drew,
A minor point of terminology; the "step" you describe in location 1 actually IS what I refer to as "the blend". The blend area is between the heart and the inner tip. The tip is divided into "inner tip" and "outer tip" (the extreme edges and corners of the tip), with a gentle gradation between the two. Lumpy tip ==> buzzy sound.
The "step" you describe is a condensation of the blend area and it is indeed one of the most critical areas of a reed. There are a whole bunch of geometries here that will give you different response and character. Sounds like your reed-making skills are moving ahead at a fantastic rate!
Location 2 - is it the bottom of the window area? This is exactly the place to scrape to get more response and ease of play in the low notes, say bottom D and below. scraping here is one way to achieve the 3rd octave "rattle" in the crow, but go easy - it also weakens the overall structure leading to a shorter working life of the reed. In a long scrape the rails and spine are structural and should be left as strong as possible, commensurate with the working elements of the reed.
Cooper, nice description of the layered scrape! A janitor's broom - perhaps we need to move to using paintbrush and then a toothbrush to get the perfect scrape?  Mr Weber's book describes this with numbered markings, showing where he begins each scrape in order to make an even gradation.
J.
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DrewSorensenMusic |
2012-04-06 18:32 |
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cjwright |
2012-04-06 21:47 |
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Loree BF51 |
2012-04-09 21:13 |
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cjwright |
2012-04-09 22:20 |
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Loree BF51 |
2012-04-09 22:34 |
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Re: Using "steps" as part of your scrape new |
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jhoyla |
2012-04-08 07:48 |
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Loree BF51 |
2012-04-09 21:36 |
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