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Author: mschmidt
Date: 2009-05-15 17:55
I think you probably have to do the experiment! There's lots of arundo growing around here, and the stuff is apparently pretty bad for making reeds--it grows to fast in the California heat, and doesn't get hard enough. One person I talked to who does use the stuff for reeds says he only harvests it after cold winters, when it actually experiences a freeze--but it's still pretty soft, and the reeds he makes look real short--maybe to compensate for the lack of hardness. Since south-east England is a little more temperate, you may have better luck. But the stand may not be big enough to have a reasonable number of pieces of the right diameter.
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
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claire70 |
2009-05-15 16:54 |
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mschmidt |
2009-05-15 17:55 |
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jhoyla |
2009-05-16 19:45 |
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ceri |
2009-05-16 20:54 |
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vboboe |
2009-05-17 01:04 |
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