Author: vboboe
Date: 2008-03-12 06:07
hm, perhaps this removal method might be overwrapping the cane, especially if we really want some freedom to reshape the cane to a new tube
definitely have to choose most likely candidates for retying successfully and get rid of the other so & so reeds permanently, your check-list very good
after presoaking & drying off surfaces, and before cutting off the old thread, i just tape the blades like a hinge with a piece of ordinary masking tape and seal the edges down each side of the tip to middle of the heart, pressing tape together firmly along the sides with fingernails, this protects the tip and secures the top end a bit like the fold, and opens up the bottom end to work with
yes, this does make retying a bit trickier around the tape ears, but trim them off narrow rather than wide, it's not too difficult to wrap around
dip bottom end of already presoaked cane in hand-hot water just before retying, soak long enough so cane will flatten with a very gentle squeeze, it reshapes nicely when warm, i find 'massaging' the warm cane a bit before tying on again seems to relax the previous arch and ease out the 'wrong fit' on the sides, which is the whole point anyway -- don't go too hot though, or heat + moist expansion will give you a false closure on the sides
definitely on a new staple in good shape rather than a re-used one which is more likely to be distorted
to remove the masking tape, soak a short time in warm water, soften tape enough so can use thumb & forefinger nails each side of the blades to kinda scrape-slide it off the tip all at once, carefully of course
after retying a reed, then i wrap the reed firmly with teflon tape to hold the sides together, wrap in the mid-section same way as if it was leaking, but only while drying and setting up at least 24 hrs, remove the tape, check for leaks on the retie, hopefully successful ...
for the benefit of newbies, retying a reed is more of a salvage op for recycling economy, not necessarily a standard practice, but certainly worth learning for emergencies, although some frugal folk cultivate it as an essential economy
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