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Re: Modifying European scraped reeds to American scraped reeds

Author: vboboe
Date: 2009-04-13 15:52

... odds not in favour, as the american style depends on having thicker wood in the general zone 60-65mm measured on the sides or 60-67mm measured along the mid-line (measurements from bottom of tube)

are your Euro reeds short scrape or long scrape?

short = outer shiny bark is still on below midway length of cane to thread
long = cane scraped all its length except a few mm above the thread

short scrape style is tempting as a candidate for conversion, but note that the thinned & graded area is usually about 10mm long, measured down the cane from the tip end down the mid-line, and this style has already thinned the same area which american scrape favours for the heart and especially the spine

would make more sense to adjust reeds which are too hard for you in the same style they're originally made

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