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Re: How Does Legere Control Strength

Author: Paul Globus
Date: 2022-11-19 21:25

That's exactly correct. Cane reeds are sorted after they are made. Everyone does it that way.

The cut reed is put into a machine where it is subjected to a short burst of air. This flexes the tip. The degree to which it flexes (which is precisely measured by a gauge) determines the "strength" and whether it gets put into a box of 2.5s or 3s or 3.5s or 4s, etc.

I've seen this process many times at a number of cane reed manufacturing facilities. The idea that cane reeds are cut differently -- thicker or thinner -- to obtain different strengths is a myth.

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