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Re: Reed making

Author: EaubeauHorn
Date: 2009-02-03 15:01

My first teacher made me reeds; a free one every fourth lesson, and if I needed another, $10 for that one (this is recent, not umpty-ump years ago). But in six months I decided I wanted to learn to make my own and made the expenditure for the knifes etc to make reeds from gouged and shaped cane.

I know amateurs who either buy finished reeds (these don't sound so good and vary widely in quality) or who buy "hard" reeds and finish them to suit. But most competent players I've met make their own, either from gouged and shaped, or from tube cane. I recently bought a shaper tip because that seemed to be a fairly easy next step from buying shaped cane.

At my own next lesson we're going to do a tandem reed-making session, where I follow what he does in making a reed. I asked for this because I seem to always end up at the same place with my reeds, in that they are too resistant but when I lower the resistance enough to blow them they are ruined. So I need to see in person where I'm going wrong so I can figure out how to fix it. I've been playing only a year at this point, and the reeds my teacher makes are wonderful, but I just want to develop this essential skill.

MA

Post Edited (2009-02-03 15:02)

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