Author: cjwright
Date: 2006-12-08 15:19
It depends upon the structure of your reed, the way you play (based upon what side of your mouth you apply more reed pressure to), and the opening of your reeds, but overlap can matter a GREAT deal.
Typically, it is accepted that you overlap the top blade to the right. Furthermore, as you tie the reed you should go clockwise to therefore push the blades up toward each other. Finally, as you play the reed after your scrape, you angle it with the left side of the reed slightly upward. This way as your lips go straight up and down, and come down upon the reed at an angle, it pushes the blades together, producing a larger opening. That way you can scrape a thinner reed, with a larger opening. If you tip the reed with the right side upward, you'd be pushing the blades apart and thus creating a smaller opening.
Finally, I think it's rather difficult to tie a reed with the blades straight up and down upon eachother. They naturally want to fall to one side or the other.
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