Author: hautbois francais
Date: 2010-07-06 12:24
Robin:
Tying past the staple is a big no-no as you know. As an experiment try overtying abt 2 turns and see what it does. Results are not pleasant. Also, you have to actually make a reed and realize something is wrong when you make the first crow. You get up there in age, even marking the end of the staple may not be that accurate and sometimes miss and can accidentally overtie. If you are short sighted and battling with progressive lenses because u are long sighted at the same time...arrrgggghhhhh, you know what I mean.
Never tried a shorter staple and longer cane. That is an interesting thought, which I'd like to try. Will it work the same way with the American scrape ?
If trained in the US, it is like a defacto standard to have a Loree and use Glotin for staples. For the most part Glotin silver is easily available and will work everytime, consistently with the American scrape. But, I need to be picky with the staple, it has got to fit the Loree mandrel exactly. I spend hours in the store, trying their entire stock to pick out the ones I want. They never scream at me, and also said that others who come by buying staples are the exact same - anal !
Where do you get your Chiarugi in Europe ? Are they reliable as a staple source ? I realize you cant be picky with a mail order from Europe, basically you need to accept what they give you. Like the cane I get from France, they are better priced than from US, but I cant select the piece I get. I dont like discoloring on the cane, though, it does not make much difference as you are scraping it off anyway, but I tend to shave off more of the discoloration and taking off more cane than I should be. What I liked about being in the Bay Area Calif in my past life, I could go by Forrest and get what I need by going to the store to get exactly what I need. I didnt do much mail order then.
Post Edited (2010-07-06 12:26)
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