Author: jhoyla
Date: 2010-02-18 20:37
Hello Howard,
There are many things that govern pitch, and the internal volume of the actual reed is only one of them. The hardness of the cane is a factor, as is the width of the reed (Evelyn Rothwell recommended "narrowing the tip" in her book, if you needed to bring up the pitch. Her book describes a modified American long scrape).
Another factor is the length of the extreme tip, relative to the rest of the reed.
In order to encourage vibration to form, the extreme edge of the reed must be thinner than paper, with the corners thinner than the sides. For short scrape reeds, you would generally gouge the cane thinner at the sides than the middle, more than for American reeds (a larger diameter blade than bed does this).
So, if you use a narrower shape and cane gouged thinner at the edges; a shorter staple, and an overall shorter extreme tip, you should be able to bring the pitch up with no trouble at all.
Best regards,
J.
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