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 Re: Shaper tips -- changing one aspect will cause what?
Author: RobinDesHautbois 
Date:   2012-05-12 15:07

I think your question got so little response because it is a really good question.... in my language, that means it digs into important matters that people might not be able to answer.

I have experimented a lot with shapers and I have come to the conclusion that the choice of "best" shaper depends on:
1. your style of scraping
2. your instrument - not brand, the exact bore and tone-hole placement of your particular instrument
3. your own body characteristics

Apart from width and measurements at the belly and throat, the profile of how curved or angular it is will change how it behaves. I like more angular shapes because - for me - they are more stable and keep a more similar sound in all the range. Otherwise, I have found that narrower makes the super-high register easier to play. But be very careful of going to extremes: I play with the extreme wide for sound quality (more baroque), but it is much harder to scrape and get right.

My best advice is to get samples (at least 20) pieces of shaped cane of different shapes from different vendors and compare to find your favourite.

Best of luck.

Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music
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