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Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2012-01-07 01:55
I can't comment on American scrape, but all of my euro scrape K.Ge reeds come wired. I wired the first few reeds I made, mostly because they didn't seem to have enough resistance due to what I assumed was the reed being too closed. Sure enough, wire helped those reeds immensely.
I started off with 28 gauge wire based on advice I'd found online, but I have since found that 28 gauge (with a double wrap) is too flexible to give much support, and I seem to break the ends when I twist them together, so I have bought some 26 gauge and will try that soon.
In terms of how to apply, I use my fingers (lucky to have fingers small enough to do this!) to wrap the centre of the wire a couple of mm above the thread and on the crossover side, wrap both ends around the front of the reed (keeping the wire parallel), then cross and use beading pliers to twist together at the back. As I twist, I push the wire higher up the reed (up to 5mm - may of course change depending on the length of your scrape) and the combination of raising the wire and twisting at the same time makes the wire bed in pretty well.
Rachel
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mjfoboe |
2012-01-03 19:07 |
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GoodWinds |
2012-01-03 23:17 |
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Oboe Craig |
2012-01-04 03:47 |
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mjfoboe |
2012-01-04 11:45 |
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mjfoboe |
2012-01-04 13:02 |
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Oboe Craig |
2012-01-06 23:43 |
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mjfoboe |
2012-01-04 18:38 |
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GoodWinds |
2012-01-04 20:41 |
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WoodwindOz |
2012-01-07 01:55 |
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Oboe Craig |
2012-01-07 15:49 |
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