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CHAPTER II: A Ten-Day Routine for Breaking in ReedsA. The Clarinet Reed: Diagram and Terms

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Scrape#1- T -9 scraPe s used for taking off large amounts of wood in areasnearthe shoulder, at the thickest part of-the vamp. You will not need to rest thereed on a placque; simply place it in your hind (seeFigure 6a):

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Figu-rq5a: Bestareasof the reed for Scrape#L. When taking off largeamounts of the reed around the shoulder, it is O K for the knife tidig in a"bit.

Figure 6b: Use this part of the knife blade for Scrape#1

Figure 5c: Motion of knife blade in scrape #1. place thumb behindblade to guide. Starting with the knife nearly pirallel to the surface of thereed, Plsh the knife gently from behind witlr ihe thumb, and turn the knifeupwards at the end of the follow-through.

Remembet,-thig p_rocedure is only for taking off large amounts of*99d.,, usually in thethickest part of the vamp, near tfre shouldir. Experimentwith the tgutghl or hollow- fround knife h6re or the bevelled edge^ *if"; irecommend the bevelled edgb knife.

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Scrape#2..Scrape#2.rsalsoused near the shoulder of the reed, but it is a moreversatile,,scraPehan ScraPg# , asyou cah take off smallet ".ontts of woodeasrly. Here you canrest the reed on a placque (seeFigure za).

Figure 7a: Best areasof the reed for Scrape#2

Figure 7b: Use this sectionof the knife blade for Scrape#2

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Figule- 7c: Action of the knifg.in Scrape-#2.-Place,the humb against thel."if"" to guide it. Start with the knife perpehdic"tu.to tt";;;e;J'draw theknife upwards in the follow-through. - Usleeither the bevelled edge knife orhollow ground knife for this scrape.


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Scrape#3scrape#3 is an anglfd scraPegtan{g fro-m he rail or near the rail of theeed and trivelling towaids tt " rr'"utt secti6n. with this scrapeyou remove aery small amount of wood h grh procea,riJ I recomhreird using thelacquewith this scrape. t is usuait;r5;;il:; areasof the reed:

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Figure 8a: Bestareasof the reed for Scrape#3

Figure 8b: Use this section of the knife for Scrape#3. . for scraping at an angle into the reed, you will want the following kindknife motion:

Figure 8c: scraping at an angle.into the reed. Note the narrow range ofnifemotion I recorrineid the rtriignt o, iirur:*Iround knife for tnrsrocedure. i

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Scrape #4This scrape, precise and easy to learn, is used near the tip of the reed(seeFigur" 9j): With it you take off the least amount of wood pei scrapingprocedure. Ot ly a tiny amount of "dust" should be visible on tfre knife iftei

this procedure. Rest the reed on a placque and use a minimum of knifePressure.

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Figure 9a: Area of the reed for using Scrape #4

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Figure 9c: Starting at a 45 degree angle as in the illustration above,bring the knife perpendicular to the reed (at a 90 degree angle), and then stop--don't continue on the follow through, which can gouge the reed in thesemore senstive areas. Scrape straight with the grain of the reed, not diagonally.

Use this section of the knife for Scrape#4q0'

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taking off fairly largeamounts of wood over larger areasof ttre- eed; the knife is ilsuallv used iotakerr malrer,""oL="o'Tf;;;:"FJii:,iTi';rT3";?'i:"i"."11T""{1'r".1,J?main difference is the way they feel in the hand, so edecide which you iike best. Generally, they are used

can be used almost interchangably; thethe hand, so experiment with-both andthev are used for takins off fairlv largeprocedures later on in the handbook using only sandpaper strips.. . Cut ] Piece of #320grade_Wet-or-Dry sindpafer'into rttipr of the sizeand shape describ.ed n page 1. Note-that ybu hav^e pointed en& and a bluntgnd. The pointed end Canbe used for smaller areas"and the blunt end for

Use of Sandpaper Strips and/or Reed RushSandpaperstrips and. eed rush canbe used almost interchangably; the

larger work. Position the strip under the index finger and scrape as shown inFigure 10.

Figure 10: scraping with sandpaperstrips or reed rush^tL__ Sandpaper strips lose their "grit" quickly, so be sure to change themoften. Although reed rush can be used in much the same way as sandpaperstrips, it must be thoroughly wetted_beforeuse, until it is pliabie. Then flatter,out the rush and cut it into one-inch lengths. Discard thL pale-coi,ored rushnearthe joints, as it is Pithy. and not abrisive enough. Th resulting piecesshould be of uniform color, be they green or brown. "For use in smailEr'areas,exPerimentwith rush which has bi:ei slicedagain to make it half as wide, buistill about one inch,long. Always position tlie reed rush grain at an angle tothe grain of the reed, e.ve1 hough you will frequently be slraping th" ,e"ed .,the direction of its grain (seeFifuri, tty. r

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