Author: cjwright
Date: 2006-02-07 07:06
I would agree with Cincinnati. Bevel both ends of the shaped cane first. 20 minutes in warm or hot water should be enough for it to sink. If you soak for more than an hour, you will risk the piece of cane warping when it dries. This would make it leak out of the sides more.
Also, I don't know if you've gotten this far, but if the openings of the reeds seem to be too open, then scrape a bit off the tip, but don't clip it. Let the reed dry for a day and come back. This encourages the opening to settle down a bit more.
If the openings seem too small and you can't seem to get enough opening, then make sure you scrape a bit off the tip and clip it THE FIRST DAY YOU WRAP IT. Similarly, this encourages the opening to perk up more. (But if you oversoaked the cane, it will just warp it. Hence the comment about soaking cane for more than a few hours.)
Just a word of advice.
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