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Re: flunking reed making

Author: OboePrince
Date: 2015-10-02 02:30

Actually you are describing everything I currently have been doing at this point. i mean, the reeds I make are currently not usually absolutely shrill and they are playable but they are all a 6-8 in brightness. I can't seem to go the next step and make a dark reed, and when I manage, malking it into something that is actually playable takes nearly all that depth out, because it kills me to play on a reed that thick.

Is there a way to free it up WITHOUT making it raucous? I have sometimes even made them so raucous I won't play on them. most are just moderately bright. But when I leave them thicker they tire the hell out of me. And it just take about 4 swipes of my knife to turn something to turn it from stiff to way too free.

I in no way came at this advising him as an expert-I was advising him as an amauer that is farther along. Sometimes amatuers can help other amatuers learn things.

I also scrap my tips at 17 1/2 mm from the tip of the string, which makes me able to render a very playable reed very quickly. But again, the problem is the timbre. It just gets so crass in the freeing process.

American Oboist. I currently play on a Rigoutat Riec. She is beautiful.

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