I have some Synthetic wooden, metal and plastic Drone reeds that use plastic tongue. Any tips of how to make cane tongue.
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Cane tongue on Synthetic drone reeds
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Re: Cane tongue on Synthetic drone reeds
I've only mucked about a little bit with this. One starting place is with a commercial made clarinet or saxophone reed. The machine made bottom 'lay' will be very flat and fine textured. Split and work to width. You might get several tongues from one reed. The upper 'lay' needs to be extended to get the proper flexibility. Let us know how you get on.
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Re: Cane tongue on Synthetic drone reeds
I found this earlier
Tim Britton instructions for cane tongue on wooden body
http://www.skep.com/britton/articles.htm#Drone Reeds
Ray Sloan instructions for cane tongue on metal body.
Ray uses cane tongue: Bass saxophone reed or Bass Clarinet reed soft grade also tenor Sax reeds for tenor and baritone drone reeds
http://www.raysloan.com/Uilleann%20Main ... tml#drones
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Tim Britton instructions for cane tongue on wooden body
http://www.skep.com/britton/articles.htm#Drone Reeds
Ray Sloan instructions for cane tongue on metal body.
Ray uses cane tongue: Bass saxophone reed or Bass Clarinet reed soft grade also tenor Sax reeds for tenor and baritone drone reeds
http://www.raysloan.com/Uilleann%20Main ... tml#drones
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Ferg
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Re: Cane tongue on Synthetic drone reeds
I had better luck working down slips of Western Red Cedar. Not a true Cedar. thuja plicata.
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Re: Cane tongue on Synthetic drone reeds
Colin Ross has some great videos on YouTube of making cane tongues for brass bodied drone reeds.
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Re: Cane tongue on Synthetic drone reeds
reedmasters wrote:Colin Ross has some great videos on YouTube of making cane tongues for brass bodied drone reeds.
Thanks Rich
Yes seen Colin Ross Northumbrian Bagpipe Reeds making years ago on youtube but forgot about it until today.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... oIjRXErGsO
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Re: Cane tongue on Synthetic drone reeds
David Daye demonstrates "Make a Pressure Stable Artificial Drone Reed for Any Bagpipe,"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PIxufdrnUE
You may find it useful too. The tongue is styrene but a cane one should be similar. A drawing with measurements is also shown.
Rich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PIxufdrnUE
You may find it useful too. The tongue is styrene but a cane one should be similar. A drawing with measurements is also shown.
Rich
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Re: Cane tongue on Synthetic drone reeds
I've made good experience with carbon fibre plastic "carbotec" 0,5 mm, easy to be cut, www.conrad.de
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