Author: vboboe
Date: 2006-07-20 17:04
... ideally (LOL) both sides should be balanced and the same length and play equally well either way up (joke, right?!)
... but in the Real World of human reed making and different embouchures, one blade often plays a bit better on one side only
... just try each reed, find what works best for you, turn reed over as needed, take it each day as it comes
... ID marks or wire twist ends could act as misleading indicators, because reeds change a bit as they blow in, and sometimes they play better the 'wrong' way up once in a while, go ask the weatherman why
... i have a puzzling new reed right now that doesn't do low D one way up but does High D OK, then plays low D when turned over, but not High D! Still not quite sure where to adjust it -- and more critically, which blade needs the adjustment. The camber & thinness look similar at the tip !?!
... think oboists must have a remarkably droll sense of humor to cope with all the variables and still keep their sanity
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