A student asked me as we were making reeds together whether I use a U or a W scrape. I didn’t immediately know the answer, so I quickly ran the experiment and discovered that it makes a BIG difference!
Today I’m going to talk about this distinction – which was not one I’d given any thought to before it solved my own problem this past month.
UPDATE: I was asked for a quick video demonstrating this technique more thoroughly, and it is HERE. Thanks for the request, Sameer!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTQteURx7mU&w=560&h=315]
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