Scraping on Day 1: A Practical Example with Rian Craypo

Rian Craypo, Principal Bassoonist of the Houston Symphony, demonstrates clipping and adjusting a bassoon reed on its first day in the Herzberg/Kamins Reed Making Method.
Clipping the Reed 0:16
Cutting a Tip Bevel 2:20
First Scrapes 5:58
Day One Goal Recap 9:23
Put the Reed on! 10:11
F# Test for Response 15:49

[@thewhisperkey6956]

What type of goggles do you use? Love this video! Thank you!

[@riancraypo6472]

Hi there - thank you! I have a generic version of this...www.amazon.com/Donegan-OptiVISOR-Headband-Magnifier-Magnification/dp/B0068OSIIS/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1505759982&sr=8-10&keywords=magnifying+goggles. I think I got it at a craft store (Michaels, Hobby Lobby, etc.).

[@thewhisperkey6956]

Thank you!

[@matthewdavid3409]

How thin would you say the very tip is? I am curious because I still seem to be quite bad at putting this in without going too thin.

[@riancraypo6472]

I'm not sure! As thin as you can make it within the taper but without gouging a hole. I don't measure this area, just eyeball it for the proper shape and proportion. A sharp knife is important, as is using cane that is not too soft.

[@unescotour]

Thank you for your sharing reed scraping methods.
I used using just reedgeek for reed scraping, but I'm considering buying the glardon vallobe needle files to scrape reeds nowadays.
In that needle file range, I found that there are seven degrees of coarseness: extra coarse #00, coarse #0, medium-coarse #1, medium #2, medium-fine #3, fine #4 and extra fine #6. How much roughfness do you use for scarping reeds on triangular file?

[@riancraypo6472]

Hello - I use two Grobet "3 square" diamond files for most of my work - one medium and one fine. For a very heavy blank I would need a medium coarse file for the initial work. I don't know how they compare to the roughness of the Glardon but you could try the #2,3,4 and I bet two of those would be acceptable for most of your work.

[@unescotour]

@@riancraypo6472 Thank you for your kind advice and detailed reply. It's very helpful to me!

[@riancraypo6472]

@@unescotour You are welcome! Good luck with everything.

[@LawrenceRhodes]

i noticed that you used unmodified end nippers. (you can see the V into the cutting surface which obscures the ability to see the edge of cut) If you have a grinder or belt sander you can put rubber bands on the handle of the nippers and flatten the face of the nippers so you can see the edge of cut easier. A person who sharpens scissors or knifes could do this for you. A machinist could also do it. After flattening the face you can use a stone to polish the flat and sharpen the tool as well as getting a perfectly straight cut. At least as flat as your stone.