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Author: mjfoboe
Date: 2010-03-13 11:24
Bill,
Please remember - the initial scrape of the reed which may take a relatively short period of time does not tell the whole story. Some players leave a tie reed alone for a few days before scraping - then even after an initial scrape - maybe the tip or so - they leave the reed to sit for a day or so. Then the scraping can occur over a day or two - since the reed settles in and your saliva and playing on it modifies it some more. Then the adjustments begin as the reed breaks in and you adjust it some more - to get the flexibility, tone, and characteristics you want. And then each piece of cane is different and may require a slightly different approach! And don't forger about the micro environment in which you make the reed as well as the humidity and temperature etc.....................when you play in the concert hall the reed may need further adjustments.
So for me to make - a reed that will last and do the job I want it to do - at least a few days. Yes, I can scrape an emergency reed in one sitting - but it rarely lasts very long - since most times too much wood has too be removed to get it to respond quickly -------and further playing will alter the reed more and with less wood - there is little chance of adjusting it more.
Mark
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