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An Exercise in Frustration

Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2014-11-27 17:07

A few years ago I was making my own reeds and have now decided to make my own again. However , for some strange reason I've now come up against the frustrating problem of the 'cross over' whilst binding the reed to the mantle. Try as best as I can , I cannot seem to avoid the problem of after I do the 'cross over' , one end of the tread will continue to wind and the other will unwind. I have two books that illustrate with pictures the whole procedure of binding and all is clear enough up to the point when the tread is crossed over. Here the illustrations to me are as clear as the proverbial puddle of mud. The two books are Dr Downing's "Making Oboe Reeds are Easy" and R Sprenkle & D Ledet "The Art of Oboe Playing"
I don't understand why I was able to do this in the past , but now am completely frustrated by it. What am I doing wrong ?
HELP (please)

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