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Re: Flat Pitched Reeds - What to do?

Author: mjfoboe
Date: 2014-05-26 17:08

The adjusted (sanded sides) reeds crow a "C".

I don't have unadjusted one on my reed table at this moment. But I do remember the unadjusted concert A from the shapeform was way way flat. More than a few pennies fat.

I believe to the best of my recollection the unadjusted (shapeform) ones using my usual scrape crowed a Bb.

If possible, I am also going to tie the reeds a bit higher (longer reed/lower on the thread - less wide at the tie point) and see what happens.

Okay - Placed two pieces of shaperform shaped cane: one shaped dry and the other shaped when wet on my shaper tip. The wet shaped shaperform cane was wider on my shaper than the dry shaped shaperform cane.

Now there is another possibility here. That when I used the shaper machine I didn't apply enough consistent pressure and time to remove all the cane which might have resulted in a wider shape.

When I shaped the dry cane I was very careful to make sure that all the cane was removed from the sides by repeated shapings and consent pressure.

If the new shaped cane and tie results in a good reed then I know I am on the right track. If not I will try a piece of cane shaped on my shaper tip and see if the problem persists.

I did just receive my gouging machine back from service and the blade was sharpened. Who knows?

I'll also try to select tube cane with a consistent diameter .... and little variation.

One more point .... could it be that when I shaped by hand I inadvertently removed more cane than I thought by holding the blade at a slight angle. Maybe I have always played on a narrower shape without realizing it~!

In that case I need to order a narrower shaperform.

In research one always tries to hold one significant variable consistent without introducing and controlling for other variables.

Too many variables in the mix at the moment.

Need to address them one by one while keeping the others constant.

Mark

Post Edited (2014-05-26 20:40)

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