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Re: An Exercise in Frustration

Author: mschmidt
Date: 2014-12-03 08:49

Well, after further thought--and the very thorough comments from both of you, jhoyla and oboegy--I am no longer sure what I was saying yesterday. I was picking up on a phrase of huboboe which I thought gave me a clue to a long-standing anthropological question of mine about tying styles. I then made an unjustifiable leap from a suspicion about strategy to some miscellaneous problems I had with reed closure several mm above the top of the tie, not at the top of the staple. But on second thought I doubt overtying the top of the staple a turn or two would do anything to correct that problem. (And yes, I did try tying that problematic cane both higher and lower on the staple, without managing to solve the problem.)

I have found numerous cane/staple combinations that give me no problems with closure despite my somewhat unorthodox methods, and, having other parameters in reed making which warrant more immediate investigation, probably won't do too much experimentation with tying strategies in the near future. But I thank you both for your very detailed instructions.

Mike

Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore

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