Author: jhoyla
Date: 2008-04-13 05:37
Elizabeth, thanks for the great info about high-altitude reeds! I guess I won't throw away the Pisoni #3 shape after all ..
I have been thinking about your point regarding the relative thicknesses of the center of the tip and the corners; chances are, the outer surface of the extreme tip of the reed is all exactly the same density and structure. The tip is slightly thicker in the center than at the edges, and this is the area gouged a tiny bit thicker than the sides. The width of the tip is much narrower than the width of the gouged cane, so the differences in thickness will be commensurately smaller, probably no more than 2-3 100ths mm.
Cooper, I was referring to the structure of the reed, i.e., tip/inner tip/blend/heart/catch/back vertically, corners/rails/windows/spine horizontally.
My experience is that for a well-covered sound the outer-tip/corners should be as thin as possible, the inner-tip must be smooth with no hills or valleys, the blend should be as smooth and evenly gradated as possible, and the spine must be "present" the entire length of the reed. The angle of the inverted "V" is around 60 degrees from vertical. Does this concur with your experiences?
Thanks again,
J.
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