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Re: Staples- what's the point?

Author: PlatinumPisces
Date: 2009-02-12 08:17

This question scares me...

Eh, I say its all an illusion and its in your mind half the time. I mean, I use the chudnow corkless staples. I recently switched from the silver ones to the bronze ones. My theory is that the bronze ones would work better since the density of the metal (yes dork moment) is less than that of silver. Although its not an order of magnitude or anything, but in such a small plane of error (the staple) it makes a bigger difference I assume of course.

I just think its all in our minds TO AN EXTENT. I know that my DM staples wont work on another oboe (ive tried), yet I have to significantly "re do" my scrape on the DM staples... I got tired of that and stopped using them.

My old oboe teacher was a reed making master. She used regular old Steven's #2 tubes (i think) and scraped them for an AK oboe. She tried it on my instrument and she loved it better on there than my oboe after a few more scrapes. Who knows, I think you have to scrape not only for your oboe but for your staple.

I can leave more on the heart on the corkless ones I have found out. (Alot of people tank these staples or say degrading things to me, I have no problem telling them to go eat s*!t, I dont take that, haha). On the regular staples, i have to lighten up the heart a bit. Its all a fun game of try this, and try that. I think that many people have THEIR own certain way to scrape which in turn when THEY find a staple that THEY think its amazing its because THAT staple fits THEIR scrape and ultimately their instrument.

Im done.

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