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Re: Density machine!?!

Author: oboedrew
Date: 2010-07-20 21:17

Hi, James. I've never used one of those machines in my own reedmaking. I just don't see the point. Hard cane and soft cane can both make good reeds. They just have to be scraped differently. And if you start scraping a reed and reeeeeally don't like the way it feels, you can always toss it in the trash and move on to the next one.

There's a school of thought that says, "Scrape for function, not sound, because sound is determined by the cane." There's probably some truth to that. Certainly we should scrape MORE for function than for sound, since function is more important. But there are too many variables to say for certain that the hardness of the cane is the sole (or even primary) determinant of sound.

I suppose it can't hurt to measure the hardness of your cane if you're curious, but I don't think it's very useful data. Anyway, it's not the sort that's ever made anyone a better or more consistent reedmaker or saved much time or trouble in the long run.

Cheers,
Drew

www.oboedrew.com

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