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Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2012-02-20 04:24
Claire, I had the same problem until I found this link...
http://www.openacademy.info/page18.html
This ensures you scrape the body ('heart') of the reed last. The main idea of this method is to get some sound (not necessarily good sound, but any sound) from merely scraping the tip and the sides. If you take off too much body just to get the reed to vibrate, it will be very bright and wild. I found I needed to take much more off the sides that I was, and also more from the bottom of the 'U' (especially the sides of the bottom of the U, if that makes sense!)
Keeping a crescent shape just below the tip will keep the sound darker as well.
I used to play K.Ge myself, but have found this method so foolproof in such a short period of time that after two months, I exclusively play on my own reeds. It works particularly well with K.Ge cane (I get the 'D' shaped dry - the narrower shape helps stabilise the higher notes).
Good luck! I hope this works as well for you as it has for me!
Rachel
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claire70 |
2012-02-19 20:09 |
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mjfoboe |
2012-02-19 23:18 |
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GoodWinds |
2012-02-20 00:11 |
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Re: reed making question new |
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WoodwindOz |
2012-02-20 04:24 |
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GoodWinds |
2012-02-20 05:09 |
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claire70 |
2012-02-20 06:47 |
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jhoyla |
2012-02-20 13:32 |
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cjwright |
2012-02-21 00:42 |
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GoodWinds |
2012-02-26 02:15 |
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