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Re: Relationships between tip opening, staple, etc

Author: oboist2
Date: 2022-01-24 00:11

I have tried a variety of methods, but I have found the best way forward is to make sure you rest the reed through each stage at least 2-3 days, and I generally leave them a week after clipping the openings, and do the scrapings over several stages, each having at least 2 days rest. I have made reeds over a variety of climactic conditions and find that the resting stages are the one thing that give me long lasting reeds with a stable opening. I use cane 10;5 mm to 11 mm. My first teacher used cane 9.5 to 10 mm but he made in a moist climate, but then sent to me who lived in a very dry climate and I found when I got them, it was a real struggle to play on them. When I moved near him, there was no problem. I hope these observations help. There was one place I lived at with a dessicating climate, that I resorted to wiring my reeds - and I do not like doing that. Geoff

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