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Re: Lightening Up My Tongue

Author: vboboe
Date: 2006-05-22 00:10

... <<Wouldn't clipping the corner* of the tip affect the pressure of the binded blades? I have seen this done on reeds before but have no idea in what circumstances should it be done or how could it be done. Please elaborate if anyone can! Thankyou!>>

Jay Light in The Oboe Reed Book says he takes the tiniest possible clip off the corners of the tip, which he believes helps quicken reed response, keeps slipped blades in place, and covers up some minor scraping sins on the tip corners (amen to that particular reason :-)

In basic U-scrape which i first learned long ago, the rails (debarked) continue along the sides to the tip, feathered into a taper to the edge of the tip. When i first started playing oboe, teacher took off the rails along the sides of the tip to soften it (making it a very wide and unfocused U) so i could play the reed, but as i got better at blowing, teacher progressed me onto single window and then double window style U-scrape. This meant more wood was left on the sides of the reed, and the centre tip and windows were thinned more. The tips were corner clipped to open up the top which would otherwise be quite resistant compared to American scrape.

As for how it's done, sharpest reed knife or sharp razor blade, 45 degree angle, clip a triangle off, maximum 1mm from apex to base of triangle, it's better under 1 mm. Done last after reed is finished, has been blown in and adjusted. It sort of helps identify fully finished reeds from semi-finished ones.

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