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Re: Reed Trim Sand

Author: BGBG
Date: 2015-07-03 02:16

Although I play only for myself and not with any one one else I still want to be as good as I can be and improve techniques and music. I though even if a reed started out bad, or became bad through accident or use, if gained some skill at trim, scrape, or sanding then maybe I could improve them enough to use. I have a bacic Rico 2 strength now that I marked Poor. There were 3 to start with and one was 'good' and other was 'fair'. The Poor one squeakes a lot, because of me or the reed. The good does not or only once in awhile.
I have a .001" caliper so I can tell what starting thicknesses are. I have 240, 320, and 400 grit wet/dry paper. Have coarser and finer also but this is what I am using. I do not have a reed knife but maybe someone could suggest an inexpensive but good one if that is not contradictory. I do not alter a reed unless already such that I dont want to use it, because then I am not ruining what is usable. But though I have usable and unsused reeds, I have 3 or 4 that I can practice on. Once I learn what do do and develop the skills. It makes sense to not thin the tip any more but try to move it toward butt.

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