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Author: jhoyla
Date: 2013-03-13 09:03
If the flare is only a couple of millimeters at the tip I wouldn't worry overmuch. The paperclip trick should sort this out for you. However if the flare begins significantly further down you may have more of a problem.
Here are a couple of things to check. Obvious things first.
If you put your gouged cane shiny-side down on a flat surface, does it arch up in the middle? If you buy it gouged, I would recommend returning cane that looks like this to the seller.
What shape do you use? If the shape you use has a broad base and then parallel sides it can contribute to flare. If you use a shape that broadens continuously from binding to tip it is more likely to seal all the way to the top.
How sharp is your knife? If you are pressing down on the cane while scraping due to a blunt knife you can encourage a flare like this.
Make sure you maintain a thicker "spine" down the center of the reed, as you scrape. This helps maintain the integrity of the reed structure. If the reed is too hard to play because of this, compensate at the tip by scraping the corners and sides thinner, in the back by scraping in the channels, in the blend either by making the "roof" shape steeper or by extending the blend - a fraction at a time - back into the heart causing a shallower incline.
Hope this helps,
J.
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DrewSorensenMusic |
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2013-03-12 17:54 |
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JRC |
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DrewSorensenMusic |
2013-03-12 20:49 |
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Wes |
2013-03-13 05:14 |
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jhoyla |
2013-03-13 09:03 |
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oboi |
2013-03-13 09:07 |
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DrewSorensenMusic |
2013-03-13 10:46 |
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heckelmaniac |
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mschmidt |
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