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Re: Reed making routine

Author: tgenns
Date: 2017-06-04 03:32

Hi Sarah,

I make my reeds in batches of 6 -- not all at the same time, but as a group for a particular set of rehearsals / performance. Usually I get a couple that are concert quality and the rest I either use for practice / rehearsals or I discard them if they are unworkable. I've found that this works better than the ad hoc way, because it puts some order and discipline to the process.

As for the scraping technique, I do something similar to the Jay Light book, but I add the "windows" as needed without having the "catch" before the heart. Over time I think everyone finds out what scraping technique works best for them. Once you find it, I recommend staying with it as much as possible and avoid over experiementing.

Hope this helps.

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