I hope i could find one. I asked on idrs Facebook page and not a lot of info I could find rather than student of Elliot saying it was good one. I could send you the photo of it and the reeds I made if you want
One of the reasons you have an unbalanced tip is not necessarily alignment but gouged cane that is harder on one side. This happens with elliptically gouged cane where one sides depth is different due to side to side alignment. Cane on one side nearer the surface. Cane gets softer the further from the bark you are. That is why this problem is solved when using concentric cane.
The future goal is to create a thinner tip, yet keep the heart a bit heavier with the use of a different non tapered ramp that would meet this need. The focus of this video was not on the gouge. It was on the profiler and the current settings. And yes, there are many ideas on concentric, eccentric gouging, and hand gouging. That can be covered in a future video.
For Christmas I got a Rieger Graf Knife, a Rieger 1A Shaper Tip, a Rieger Shaper Handle, and a $50 gift card to Barton Cane. And the sheet music for Osborne's Rhapsody (I'm playing that for Solo and Ensemble Contest!).
The Rieger Graf Knife is $110 (😳), but it does look pretty nice and is SUPER sharp. I usually replace my knife every 6 months (July and Christmas), and my last knife was a Nielsen Double Hollow Ground (which was way cheaper, and somewhat sharp too!).
Cedar Speice I have knives that I rotate through, but I only have two (two double hollow ground and an opinel I use for the curve in the blade), but you should definitely get someone knowledgeable in reed making and knife sharpening to teach you how to sharpen your many knives (and if they need to be reground it is still cost effective as opposed to flat out replacing).
Shapes would be awesome. Maybe talk about the super standards like fox 1,2,3, rieger 1a, the players like herzberg, van hoesen, etc, and then the odd balls like the knochenhauer and Giocobassi?
Can the color of the bark portion of GSP cane be an indicator of quality? I know golden/golden brown is ideal but I was wondering if I should discard a piece of cane that has a lot of brown or gray on it or not.
I have had plenty of reeds with pigmentation (brown or gray spots) that ended up making great reeds. It is an indication that you may need to watch out for hyper pigmentation when scraping the reed later. Be sure to check scrapes with a micrometer and not just a light and you will be golden! :)
Eryn Oft I find it much easier to move from Gb to Ab. I don't know if it's because I have small hands or if I'm just not quick enough to move from Ab to Bb.
The thumb A-flat is not a standard fingering. Are you using a hand rest? If so, maybe try without and it would help you reach the keys. I, too, have small hands and think it is easier to play bassoon with smaller hands rather than really large hands (much harder). Long term this would set you up for greater technique!
Just a question; can you release the screws on either side of the template and slide it from left to right (and then retighten), or are you forced to buy a new template? I do love my reeds n stuff for the ability to shift the template (so the ramp changes where the heart of my reeds are)
Great question. I can't shift the template from left to right. That is a bonus of the Reeds N Stuff machine. That and it is much heavier weight (feels much more durable). But it is also more expensive. :)
Single reeds can be troublesome if you make them yourself. Took me years to get a full clarinet reed making setup. I lucked out on my setup, getting very old but very good tools. Mine have huge adjustment parameters, so I can profile clarinet reeds for Eb to contra-alto reeds. Takes forever to get it right, though. I lucked out even more so on my shapers, I got a huge lot of them, so I can make reeds for the whole clarinet family.
shapers please!!!!
I'm super interested on different platform you mentioned!!
Hi Ryan! I've already decided on the platform I need! Updates will be coming. And glad you're interested in shapers. Will put it on the list. :)
Recently, I use Elliot shaper on pfeifer holder!!! So far I like this one!!
I am not familiar with the Elliot. Do you have a link to where you got it and the dimensions?!? Would love to learn more! :)
I hope i could find one. I asked on idrs Facebook page and not a lot of info I could find rather than student of Elliot saying it was good one.
I could send you the photo of it and the reeds I made if you want
I got it from my teacher!! He doesn't use any longer and I got it with the pfeifer profiler!!
One of the reasons you have an unbalanced tip is not necessarily alignment but gouged cane that is harder on one side. This happens with elliptically gouged cane where one sides depth is different due to side to side alignment. Cane on one side nearer the surface. Cane gets softer the further from the bark you are. That is why this problem is solved when using concentric cane.
The future goal is to create a thinner tip, yet keep the heart a bit heavier with the use of a different non tapered ramp that would meet this need. The focus of this video was not on the gouge. It was on the profiler and the current settings. And yes, there are many ideas on concentric, eccentric gouging, and hand gouging. That can be covered in a future video.
auguri di buon anno e grazie dei video
Happy New Year! Thanks for watching. :)
Thanks for this video, I just ordered me one in GREEN with two different shapers. This video sold me on my purchase plus the price. Thanks again!
I can't wait to hear how it works out for you. Please keep me posted on how it works out for you. I'd love to hear your settings.
For Christmas I got a Rieger Graf Knife, a Rieger 1A Shaper Tip, a Rieger Shaper Handle, and a $50 gift card to Barton Cane. And the sheet music for Osborne's Rhapsody (I'm playing that for Solo and Ensemble Contest!).
That is so cool. I would love to hear how the knife works out for you. I have not owned a Rieger Graf knife. Keep me posted! :)
The Rieger Graf Knife is $110 (😳), but it does look pretty nice and is SUPER sharp. I usually replace my knife every 6 months (July and Christmas), and my last knife was a Nielsen Double Hollow Ground (which was way cheaper, and somewhat sharp too!).
Cedar Speice replaced every six months?! Why :o
Turbo Bitch is that bad??? I didn't know.
Cedar Speice I have knives that I rotate through, but I only have two (two double hollow ground and an opinel I use for the curve in the blade), but you should definitely get someone knowledgeable in reed making and knife sharpening to teach you how to sharpen your many knives (and if they need to be reground it is still cost effective as opposed to flat out replacing).
How would you set it differently if you were at a very high altitude?
I would make the overall reed thinner. And I would start by increasing the settings on the profile. :)
Shapes would be awesome. Maybe talk about the super standards like fox 1,2,3, rieger 1a, the players like herzberg, van hoesen, etc, and then the odd balls like the knochenhauer and Giocobassi?
Let me see what I can put together. Glad there's interest!
Can the color of the bark portion of GSP cane be an indicator of quality? I know golden/golden brown is ideal but I was wondering if I should discard a piece of cane that has a lot of brown or gray on it or not.
I have had plenty of reeds with pigmentation (brown or gray spots) that ended up making great reeds. It is an indication that you may need to watch out for hyper pigmentation when scraping the reed later. Be sure to check scrapes with a micrometer and not just a light and you will be golden! :)
Are there any tips you can give me for the Db scale and broken thirds when going from Ab to Bb (Second Octave) using the right thumb for Ab.
To be honest, I don't use the right thumb A-Flat very often. Is there a reason you are not using the right pinky A-Flat?
Eryn Oft I find it much easier to move from Gb to Ab. I don't know if it's because I have small hands or if I'm just not quick enough to move from Ab to Bb.
The thumb A-flat is not a standard fingering. Are you using a hand rest? If so, maybe try without and it would help you reach the keys. I, too, have small hands and think it is easier to play bassoon with smaller hands rather than really large hands (much harder). Long term this would set you up for greater technique!
Eryn Oft Okay thank you!
Just a question; can you release the screws on either side of the template and slide it from left to right (and then retighten), or are you forced to buy a new template? I do love my reeds n stuff for the ability to shift the template (so the ramp changes where the heart of my reeds are)
Great question. I can't shift the template from left to right. That is a bonus of the Reeds N Stuff machine. That and it is much heavier weight (feels much more durable). But it is also more expensive. :)
I love watching your videos so much! I would love to see you play your Heckel!!
It's on the agenda! Today's post is all about it! :)
I play sax and I thought my reeds were trouble.
Holy shit!
Fa real though! :)
Single reeds can be troublesome if you make them yourself. Took me years to get a full clarinet reed making setup.
I lucked out on my setup, getting very old but very good tools. Mine have huge adjustment parameters, so I can profile clarinet reeds for Eb to contra-alto reeds. Takes forever to get it right, though.
I lucked out even more so on my shapers, I got a huge lot of them, so I can make reeds for the whole clarinet family.