tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post2510823538921570092..comments2024-03-28T16:38:56.758-07:00Comments on Bassoon Blog: The specifics of how I form blanksB.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-48390936935483842562011-06-16T06:50:33.280-07:002011-06-16T06:50:33.280-07:00Dear Anonymous,
My forming mandrel (which happens...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />My forming mandrel (which happens to be a Popkin mandrel) does not have a removable tip. I take the newly formed blank off that mandrel and insert it onto a Christlieb mandrel tip which I then place on a drying rack. However, if it's the last reed of the day, I leave the reed on the Popkin forming mandrel until I need the mandrel again. I do wonder sometimes if it's OK to remove the blank so soon from the forming mandrel, but I only have one forming mandrel. The reeds seem fine after I do it, so I doubt that it matters. The Popkin mandrel tips are the same dimensions as the tip of a bocal, so they should be just right.<br /><br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-22591455352757931512011-06-16T06:38:37.303-07:002011-06-16T06:38:37.303-07:00Betsy -
It looked like you were using the chucked...Betsy -<br /><br />It looked like you were using the chucked mandrel tip holder, but I just wanted to clarify: do you remove the blank from the mandrel and place it on the drying rack, or remove the entire mandrel tip, blank attached, and insert that into the drying rack?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-17884969230312403992009-10-15T22:04:40.592-07:002009-10-15T22:04:40.592-07:00Well, if that doesn't bring back some memories...Well, if that doesn't bring back some memories from the late '80s!!<br /><br />I would have LOVED to have had that scoring tool. I sliced through more than a few reeds during my reedmaking days...Tina B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-56371598018210367512009-09-30T16:30:57.672-07:002009-09-30T16:30:57.672-07:00Thanks for your comment, Trent. I have a set of d...Thanks for your comment, Trent. I have a set of drying pins from Christlieb, and they fit onto a metal base to make a drying rack. That set wasn't terribly expensive. You may want to look into the Christlieb drying pins, or sometimes they're called mandrel tips.B.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-24536891580562325872009-09-30T16:17:11.790-07:002009-09-30T16:17:11.790-07:00Thank you for outlining the Herzberg method of tub...Thank you for outlining the Herzberg method of tube making. I've been doing this with my reeds for several years ever since seeing a video Yoshi put up on the IDRS forum of Herzberg demonstrating this method. It really opens up the tip opening a lot and creates very consistent tubes. The only thing I'm missing is a set of drying pins that are exactly what I want out of the tube. Those Rieger drying racks are expensive!Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157753228112340393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-78989917392730725192009-09-21T15:10:38.465-07:002009-09-21T15:10:38.465-07:00That's a great question, Stephanie, and now th...That's a great question, Stephanie, and now that I think about it, it makes sense for me to write a post on this topic. <br /><br />My ideal measurements on the dial indicator would be (starting at the tip and going back by 1/8" increments to 1"):<br />7 (18 in metric)<br />15 (38)<br />20 (50) <br />24 (61)<br />27 (69)<br />29 (74)<br />31 (79)<br />32 (81)<br />33 (84)<br /><br /><br />These are the Van Hoesen measurements. <br /><br />I'd like to know what measurements you use, also.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-88661974887972228402009-09-21T13:46:20.252-07:002009-09-21T13:46:20.252-07:00Do you use a dial indicator at all? If so, what a...Do you use a dial indicator at all? If so, what are the usual measurements?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631558949908711652noreply@blogger.com