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Author: rockymountainbo
Date: 2005-09-08 17:37
http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com/ATG1.html
A friend of mine back in Denver highly recommends this. Anyone have any personal experience with it?
Thanks in advance.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-09-08 17:57
Have you read the past bulletin board discussions of the Ridenour ATG System?
There are NUMEROUS past threads.
It's a good place to start...GBK
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Author: redwine
Date: 2005-09-08 20:57
Hello,
I have two words for reed finishing: Reed Wizard.
Ben Redwine, DMA
owner, RJ Music Group
Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America
Selmer Paris artist
www.rjmusicgroup.com
www.redwinejazz.com
www.reedwizard.com
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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2005-09-09 00:05
Hi Joe, Reed finishing would be altering the reed before you play it. Many people consider store bought clarinet reeds to be unfinished. They use sandpaper, knives, files, their fingers, and various machines and techniques to customize the reed . ..........
Freelance woodwind performer
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2005-09-09 17:33
A piece of glass with 800 and 1200 grit glued on either side works for me.
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Author: Vrat
Date: 2005-09-09 18:32
There are indeed numerous theads on ATG. So far though, I haven't found that anyone would try to figure out what ATG really, objectively does to the reed. Why is it different from what we 'normally' do?
My impression is, it makes the tip of the reed thinner. It may play well, but mine never lasted very long.
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Author: AJN
Date: 2005-09-09 21:36
"I have two words for reed finishing: Reed Wizard. Ben Redwine"
Dear Mr. Redwine,
I have kind of a dumb question about the Reed Wizard. I've been toying with the idea of trying it, but I've been put off, to tell you the truth, by not being able to tell from the pictures of the thing how you're supposed to know exactly where to place the end (and/or tip) of the reed that you're trying to finish. Is it somehow obvious once you have the machine itself? And isn't it a bit of a problem that different brands of reed are significantly longer than others? I would be extremely grateful for any clarification you can provide from your (obviously positive) experience.
AJN
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Author: redwine
Date: 2005-09-09 22:53
Hello AJN,
Perhaps I've been lucky in that I've been great friends with Mr. Armato, the inventor of the Reed Wizard, for many years. He has shown me exactly how to use his products and I have great success with the Reed Wizard in particular. If you have the chance, you owe it to yourself to have him demonstrate his products for you.
That being said, for me, I place the tip of the left ear of a reed against the white line (part of the machine) and scrape with the blade, then reverse that on the other side. Even with the great reeds I play, I use the Reed Wizard for every reed. That and polishing/flattening the flat side of the reed are all I do to reeds. I find that using the Reed Wizard perfectly balances my reeds every time. This was the case with the other two brands of reeds that I used to play as well. I used to use a knife and ruined many reeds. I've never ruined a reed with the Reed Wizard.
The beauty of the Reed Wizard is that you have the freedom to move the reed around on the base to change what gets cut from the reed. As long as you remember what you did to one side and do it to the other side of the reed, it will be balanced. So, a little experimentation will help you find the right spot to put your reed every time. Assuming that you are working with good reeds made of good cane, I believe that every reed can be perfectly playable.
Please let me know if I can give you any more information.
Ben Redwine, DMA
owner, RJ Music Group
Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America
Selmer Paris artist
www.rjmusicgroup.com
www.redwinejazz.com
www.reedwizard.com
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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2005-09-11 03:38
I have not purchased the ATG so I don't have first hand experience. I do have a reed wizard. I no longer use it although it did work. I found that it definitely freed up reeds that didn't vibrate enough on my setup. The wizard's file tended to hit all my reeds in about the same two spots....about half way up the vamp a few mm off the center line of the reed. It was a pretty foolproof piece of equipment. It would be hard to ruin a reed with the wizard.
I am a woodwind doubler and not a clarinet specialist. I can find clarinet reeds that work well for me without going through elaborate procedures. If I was a clarinet specialist I would definitely give ATG a try. What have you got to lose? I think I'm talking myself into this product.
Freelance woodwind performer
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