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Re: Reed Collapse

Author: mschmidt
Date: 2006-07-12 23:36

Some reeds collapse because every piece of cane is different and some just like to collapse! Even if you buy cane that is "presorted" for opening, you will get variations in opening. The opening depends on just how the reed is tied. It depends on the bore and taper of the staple. It depends on how the reed is scraped--spineless reeds collapse much more easily. Sometimes when a reed is too open I purposefully thin the spine; the one reed I bought from Dunkel & Severson looks like they may go to extremes with this strategy.

I don't find that cane hardness has a whole lot to do with it. I used to use D&S's "H" grade, and have moved to their "XH." The main difference is that the tips have more fine vascular bundle structure, which means they're stronger, and are easier to scrape thinner. (I used to get my cane from Don Plesnicar in NM, who had built his cane business around the theme of "vascular bundle structure." I don't know if he's still in business.)

Mike

Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore

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