Author: cjwright
Date: 2012-07-12 22:48
Indeed shorter tie gives a wider belly, but also cuts down on stability.
First of all, it depends on the staple, and to some degree, the gouge.
Some staples are flatter than others. The smaller the opening, the flatter it is. Similarly, the bigger the opening, the sharper the staple is.
The Weber book says that you should generally tie as long as you can while being able to tie it and have it seal. Mr. Weber stresses stability, so this mentality works for him.
I find that certain shapes tie better at different lengths. For example, the Mack Pfeiffer gets really wide up top, but is very narrow down in the throat, and if I tie at 73mm but don't scrape it right, it gets too shallow, short, and small. Therefore, I opt to tie it shorter around 72mm. Mr. Mack would fold the piece of cane over the ears, and tie it really short, which would basically make the throat area really wide and get a fatter sound (and a flatter reed).
I also use Mr. Weber's 1-C. It's closer to a Gilbert -1, and it works well at 73mm, and 74 sometimes if I need a slightly flatter reed.
So to summarize, I'm not sure there's a "golden rule" of tying, but evaluate how reeds turn out, and if they're too shallow, tie them shorter. If they tend sharp, tie longer. If you can't get them stable enough, tie longer. etc.
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