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"Soggy Reeds"

Author: mjfoboe
Date: 2010-07-26 16:48

Hi,

I just experienced a week of reed making - with the result of 8 "soggy reeds"

The reeds just don't vibrate well. Same batches of cane.

Reeds made in the spring work just fine!

All attempts of create better vibrations and projections has failed.

Have any of you experienced a similar situation?

First time for me!

The only environmental difference is that the work room is air conditioned. It has a constant humidity of 45-50%. The temperature stays between 78 and 82 degrees.

I did though increase the gouge to .60 from .58. Although, it hard for me to believe this could be the cause of the problem. The reeds are also tied 1 millimeter longer on the staple.

The scrape of the reed is the same.

One more thing - I used a knife rather than a razor blade to shape the cane.

Opinions?

Mark

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