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Re: Reed Making is Performance, not Preparation

Author: Jim22
Date: 2015-04-25 22:13

I am just starting to learn to make reeds. I waste time and cane because I don't even know what's wrong or needs to be fixed. I'm nothing if not persistent, though. The variety of things to mess up is boggling. Need a list!

1. Overall length of cane on staple.
2. Thread wrapped just at end of staple.
3. Cane positioned aligned with wide diameter of staple.
4. Cane positioned to close evenly and fully when loop tightened.
5. Leaves slipped so lower leaf closes outside upper on left, inside upper on right.
6. Don't mess up 1 through 4 fiddling with 5!
7. Cane aligned lengthwise on staple.
8. Crossover loop on upper leaf.
9. Wrap tightly, loops packed neatly without gaps.
10. Don't mess up 1 through 7 fiddling with 9.
11. Keep wraps tight while knotting.

And that's about as far as I've gotten.

Jim C.
CT, USA

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