Rian Craypo, Principal Bassoonist of the Houston Symphony, demonstrated the formation of bassoon reed mummies in the Herzberg/Kamins Reed Making Method.
I have a double ended Popkin mandrel that I've had for ages. I know that LC Double Reeds carries a beautiful mandrel and forming pin set (Conrad Cornelison is a former Kamins student and is principal bassoon in Jacksonville). I believe the most important thing is to have a mandrel that tapers gradually and at an angle representative of the bore of a finished reed, and that is long enough to support the throat/collar during the wire wrapping process. I'm sure there are a variety of products out there, but I'm sorry I don't have more specific recommendations.
I personally use a combination of mandrels depending on how many reeds I'm making. If I am making more than 10 reeds at a time, I will use one of the 2X forming mandrels off of miller marketing, but otherwise I use Barrick Stees' removable mandrels. They both work really well for me.
It is not clear from this video, but I do score the bark. In my process, I do it after profiling and evenly trimming the ends to match. I think it is included in the profiling video. If you don't want to score, steaming the reed over the end of a boiling teapot before inserting the mandrel is another option, however it still invites the occasional crack (or burn!).
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Is there any preferred forming mandrel for use on a Herzberg shaped reed, or is it simply a matter of an individual reedmakers preference?
I have a double ended Popkin mandrel that I've had for ages. I know that LC Double Reeds carries a beautiful mandrel and forming pin set (Conrad Cornelison is a former Kamins student and is principal bassoon in Jacksonville). I believe the most important thing is to have a mandrel that tapers gradually and at an angle representative of the bore of a finished reed, and that is long enough to support the throat/collar during the wire wrapping process. I'm sure there are a variety of products out there, but I'm sorry I don't have more specific recommendations.
Rian Craypo Thanks so much! Thankfully I have Popkin forming mandrel as well, I’ll give that a try
I personally use a combination of mandrels depending on how many reeds I'm making. If I am making more than 10 reeds at a time, I will use one of the 2X forming mandrels off of miller marketing, but otherwise I use Barrick Stees' removable mandrels. They both work really well for me.
With your method, it looks like there is no need to score the reed before inserting the mandrel. Correct?
It is not clear from this video, but I do score the bark. In my process, I do it after profiling and evenly trimming the ends to match. I think it is included in the profiling video. If you don't want to score, steaming the reed over the end of a boiling teapot before inserting the mandrel is another option, however it still invites the occasional crack (or burn!).