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Re: Reed Sanding

Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-11-28 18:52

Hi Bob- thanks for the encouragement and advice. The Gonzalez Classics arrived a few days ago- 4 have 3 days breakin and the other 6 have 2 days. I am very happy with them and will be reporting on my other reed thread after another week or 2 of play.

However, I was not able to leave them alone. I must really need a low stiffness reed, for good or bad- that's how I play. I suppose #2 is the lowest grade you make, but a box of 1.5's would surely contain many that would be too soft and would need trimming. And trimming to stiffen is much less precise than sanding to soften, so I think it's better to work down than up. Out of the 10 #2's, I have left 3 untouched- they are just right. Another 4 or 5 I've sanded just a little bit (ATG techniques #2 and #3 side rails and ears only- trying to leave the tips alone!), and 2 or 3 needed a bit more. Now all 10 are very similar in feel.

I am very glad for my year+ of experience using ATG- I'm sure I have gummed up a boatload of reeds as I've learned. But even with this latest box of VERY CONSISTENT and NICE PLAYING Classics (pretty sure best I've ever tried)- it would not be fun to just have to play them as they come to me.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

Post Edited (2015-11-28 19:46)

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