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Author: cjwright
Date: 2007-08-30 20:34
Isn't the purpose of aging cane to do just that... release moisture into the air to force it to dry out and begin hardening on a cellular level?
While I agree that it obviously doesn't make a tremendous difference as the wine analogy does (i.e. from grape juice to spiffy alcohol) it does mature and harden, almost always for the better in my experience. For example, just as you can pick a tomato a bit green and let it ripen in a brown paper bag, cane too cane "ripen" with a bit of storage and sunshine (but not too much HEAT).
For those who have the luxury (and finances) of getting your hands on a bunch of cane, I think there's little to loose if you're not entirely satisfied with a certain batch and therefore setting it aside for some ripening. I can always tell when I am splitting/sorting, pregouging, shaping, and playing on cane that isn't fully matured and a bit green. It's harder to get the necessary depth.
Just my opinion.
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Schell |
2007-08-26 23:13 |
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cjwright |
2007-08-27 03:20 |
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vboboe |
2007-08-27 06:50 |
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d-oboe |
2007-08-27 17:24 |
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cjwright |
2007-08-30 20:34 |
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d-oboe |
2007-08-30 23:51 |
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