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Re: Shaper Tips

Author: hautbois francais
Date: 2010-06-18 10:40
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I have a Nagamatsu #1 shaper tip. Had it for about 15 years+ and have been thru a few thousand pieces of cane. It is a pretty solid device, cuts are consistent even after all this time. Then it cost about USD100....now, maybe a lot more. I got mileage out of the Nagamatsu. The other crappy shapers didnt last very long. I was looking for consistency in my shaped cane and the Nagamatsu worked well for me.

Since you are an engineer, you'd love the precision mechanical engineering that went to fabricate the device

Here it is a pix.

Here is also a link:
http://www.learningmusician.com/profile/blog/252/Reed_Talk_%2313_%96_Nagamatsu_Shaper_Tips

Quote from site: "The Nagamatsu shaper tips are beautiful and beautifully designed. My favorite feature is how the “ears” are constructed. They are sloped for the maximum efficiency in how the razor blade slide off the tip. Shaping is still more of an art than science, but these shaper tips make my life much easier. Another favorite feature of mine is how the top of the tip is tapered down, so that there is minimum pressure at the top of shaper tip to open up the cane."

And yes, what he says is exactly true about being sloped for max efficiency, cutting the cane off from the sides is easy and relatively trouble free, and hence consistent every time.

Post Edited (2010-06-18 12:14)

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