Author: John Peacock
Date: 2024-01-26 20:23
I have a Cordier that produces the same effect that you have, although less marked. But I see it as a positive: in a lot of cases, I find that my reeds are improved by losing these side wings - their sound becomes more mellow without the reed becoming harder overall, as it would if you clipped all the tip. It's also an alternative way of balancing: if a reed is too soft on one side, I remove a bit more of the wing on that side than the other, and that often evens things up without scraping being needed.
These trimmers were terribly inconsistent in shape, and many of them weren't at all symmetrical. When I bought mine from Howarths, they were good enough to get out their entire stock for me to test - of which there was only one worth having. But now I wouldn't be without it.
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