Author: cjwright
Date: 2007-07-04 02:21
When I mess around with staples, I never think about making certain adjustments for certain staples, except the corkless which seem to have extreme effects
Regarding your "gap at the end of the blank", I'm a little confused about what you're talking about but I think what you mean is when you tie a blank, the tip of the reed seems to open up or pull apart. Is this correct? I believe this has nothing, if anything to do with the staple, and everything to do with:
1. how thick the sides of your gouge is, which encourages bigger openings
2. how you fold your cane over: with an easel or over your finger
I fold my cane over with my finger by just putting my finger in the middle of the piece of cane and pulling it over. It rarely cracks, and when it does, it usually means there was some inherent weakness in the piece of cane to begin with and would have cracked anyways. Mr. Weber in his reedmaking book suggests this technique.
I don't think staples change tone drastically, although they can have effects on tuning of certain notes, focus of sound/tone, and smaller effects such as warmth. I do think that some reeds, such as the chudnow which have bigger openings, encourage more vibrations and therefore as a reedmaker you need to work slower because eventually, you're going to leave more cane on to compensate for this effect.
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