Why reed length

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August 16, at pm One thing I have consistently noticed is a general tube length of around 27 give or take mm in the reeds of many people that I respect. The effects that I could think of had to do with possibly changing the position of the third wire and how much you have to ream, and I could also imagine with a post-form bevel that the position of the third wire could have a reasonable impact on the leverage of the bevel my bevel goes up to the second wire marking, which is always consistent.

I seem to remember that someone once suggested to me that it was the equivalent of changing the position of the collar on the profiler but experientially and conceptually I have not found this to be true as even with same blade length, actually moving the collar would access a different tip-width to throat-width ratio for most shapes, among other things.

Most profilers are set up to do 30mm blade lengths, which leaves 30mm of tube on mm cane. Usually the result that I have seen is that there is a pretty large distance between the first wire and the collar, up to 4mm in some extreme cases.

So while that works for some people, I started re-cutting the collar back about 3mm, so the first wire was right on top of the collar. This was a lot of work, since I was basically re-profiling the back of the reed. Some profilers are set up for 33mm blade lengths or so, which will work with some shapes. When doing that I did clip the tip pretty darn far from the fold. This resulted in a narrower effective blade shape. Depending on the shape you use clipping a lot from the tip could be good or really bad.

Recover password. Remembered your password? Back to login. Already have an account? Login here. Reeds vary in strength in half measures — a bit like shoe sizes! The number refers to how thick the reed is. This is not a standardized scale, however, and reed thicknesses and construction vary by manufacturer - Rico reeds are generally thinner than Vandoren, for example. The thickness of the tip and heel and the profile in between affect the sound and playability. A thicker reed is more difficult to play but thicker reeds do offer a much better tone production and thus improve the sound of an instrument.

Is there really much difference? Montreux are the cheapest and most popular with schools and young children. Their boxes of 10 reeds are great value for money. Rico Royal reeds often suit the more advanced beginner or intermediate player. Vandoren reeds are the most expensive but do offer the best tone production and quality, these are used by advanced and professional players.