Author: cjwright
Date: 2012-09-23 07:18
The staple adjusting thing is a something that many reedmakers have done in the past. I know some reputable oboists have special contraptions they use to smash the staple to a different shape. I think since you're new to the reedmaking thing, the best bet is just to find a staple that works, and stick with it. Messing around with different staples and shapes and sizes will just hinder you because it will mean your reedmaking process is less consistent.
This year I am Professor Schuring's Graduate Teaching Assistant, and having studied with him, played next to him, and made reeds for him from time to time over the past four years, I feel that I have a good grasp on his concept of reed-building, tone production, and how it relates to his approach to the oboe. If you have questions about his diagram, you can email me privately and I'll do my best to help you "fill in the blanks".
In the mean time, while everyone has made many, many suggestions such as "dust this" or "scrape that", I'll go on record, that all of these comments have a time and place for these techniques, depending on the structure and scraping style of the reed. The single most important thing that you could pick up from visually looking at pictures is proportions. It's important to find the approximate proportions and lengths of the different reeds, as they more often affect the level of pitch and resistance of the reed than thickness. If you have a reed or two that you really feel comfortable on already, try to match as many variables as you can (staple, shape, gouge) and then measure out measurements (tip starts at ...., heart starts at.... tip starts at...). Be specific, and be very precise with your critical eye, ("Okay, the side of the heart starts at ... but the middle of the heart starts at... the lower bottom corner of the tip starts at ... but the middle of the tip ends at ... and the middle of the tip is shaped like a triangle or dome or etc.) Feel free to mark on the blank with a pencil to mark these measurements.
Good luck, and welcome to the always-unpredictable world of reedmaking.
Edit:
Short story: Once upon a time I had time and I blogged a lot. Then I became a grad student. The end.
Relevant blog entries that might be of use.
July 27, 2007
December 27, 2007
November 5th, 2009
Blog, An Oboe In Paradise
Solo Oboe, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra
Post Edited (2012-09-23 07:36)
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