Author: jhoyla
Date: 2012-02-20 13:32
If it is any consolation, I also have bad patches - sometimes, even bad "eras".
Try lengthening your tip - that is, from the inverted half-moon to the tip opening. You will need to re-balance after this, but it is a sure-fire way to get things vibrating again. A "tell" that this is necessary would be if you clipped a hair from the tip, only to discover you've made the reed much stuffier.
Also, check that you haven't inadvertently left thick sides to the tip, or a tiny ridge on the extreme tip. This can happen if you try scraping the tip using a convex plaque or if you are wary of hitting the plaque with your carefully-sharpened knife.. A flat plaque will keep you honest.
J.
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