Author: oboist2
Date: 2017-09-15 02:54
For may years, I played on am medium scrape reed....it was a longer scrape reed than many of my teachers made, but it worked for me. I did not know about the pitch of a crow, but instead, I used it to help gauge resistance. I later changed to a long scrape with windows, but still make my reeds quite a lot longer than many American reed makers make, and it was really an adaptation to the reed style I already made, rather than a strict American style. Since I have started to try and make my reeds crow as close to a C as I can get, I have found my reeds are more consistent and I need to adjust with my embouchure much less. Ultimately we all produce or play on a reed that suits our concept and instrument the best. Many roads lead to Rome, and that is what makes the journey interesting.
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