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Re: scraping - argh

Author: GoodWinds ★2017
Date: 2008-09-25 06:30

Hi Claire,
We've all mashed off a few corners... I am a well-taught amateur, so just sharing my own experience.

I get less damage when I:
- keep my knife edge very sharp (test it on the surface of a thumbnail; the knife should 'catch' or 'hold' with very little pressure)
- take off teensy weensy amounts of cane at a time (a firm 'tickle' vs a 'hard scratch' to use that beautiful analogy), then try the reed again
- cut the reed in stages, trying to improve the sound a little bit each time.
Hope that helps.

mary aka GoodWinds

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