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Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2018-03-27 04:17
To cut a small section off the lower end of the staple I insert a 4.5 mm metal drill bit (the end that goes in the drill tool) snugly into the tube of the staple. It goes in about 6mm. This will prevent the staple brass/ silver alloy tube from being damaged. Then I use a very fine hacksaw blade, the type used for cutting copper to do the cutting, gradually working all the way around the tube. I use the hacksaw blade by itself, not attached to the hacksaw tool. Then I finish off by inserting the mandrel into the staple to make sure it's not being flattened out of shape and then use a very small file to tidy up the cut and perhaps even slightly beveling the cork a bit.
Stating the obvious. do not use the mandrel for the cutting. It's metal may not be as hard as a drill bit.
Experiment. Just remove , say , 3mm off should be more than enough to bring a flattish reed up to A440. Shorter staples can come in handy on those cold winter days when the ambient temperature of the room is a bit on the low side.
Other than all that, just keep on trying to make nice reeds that play up to pitch.
Skyfacer
Post Edited (2018-03-27 08:43)
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Barry Vincent |
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