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Adjusting for low e-c-g when balancing reeds

Author: Micke Isotalo ★2017
Date: 2024-03-23 13:13

I stumbled upon this video already some time ago, about sanding reeds at different areas of the vamp, balancing an adjusting for low, middle and high notes in the first register (using low e, c below the staff and throat g): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYCqVvy7vuY&ab_channel=FloridaMusicEducationAssociation

Maybe this is more or less common practice, but for me it was new (I'm not too deep into reed adjusting, but when looking e.g. at the Ridenour videos promoting his ATG-system, I haven't noticed this kind of approach - though admittedly I'm "fast forwarding" a lot when watching his videos....).

Since seeing this video I've been applying the same approach, and it really works. The only difference for me is that while the video tells that open g seldom needs adjustment, I often need to adjust that one - but not low e very often (that may though somehow be related to my personal setup).

Is this approach working also for others, who have tried it/are using it?

For someone more knowledgeable about reed "physics" than I, is the rationale behind this that at low e the whole length of the vamp is vibrating, at low c only about half of the vamp, and at open g only the top part? And, how then about including also some clarion and/or altissimo notes? Which part of the reed is vibrating on such notes? Probably those three chalumeau notes are sufficient to get the reed responding and sounding at its best in all registers, but would just like to get a bit deeper understanding.

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