Reed Pan Cutting Machine

[Bob Tedrow]

Something new in the shop

 

http://hmi.homewood.net/pan

[David Barnert]

Interesting pictures.

 

Where did the reeds come from?

 

They don't look new (and I assume that if you were making concertina reeds we'd know about it), so I assume they're salvage. Do you have a reliable enough supply of them to "mass produce" reed pans that accommodate them?

 

Just wondering.

[Bob Tedrow]

First things first.

 

I have been making reeds for a good while. I frequently replace broken or rusted reeds in older instruments. You can't buy them at the Piggly Wiggly you know.

 

It takes a file and a feel and a proper piece of steel. (hmm, that sounds rather poetic) I can match the timbre of the originals.

 

 

 

Building a reed frame or a good reed pan is a fair challenge. I'm working on it.

 

 

But.....nothing for sale yet.

 

Maybe this year, we'll see.

[Theo]

It takes a file and a feel and a proper piece of steel. (hmm, that sounds rather poetic)  I can match the timbre of the originals.

 

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So Bob, how do you go about obtaining suitable steel in appropriate sizes?

 

Good files I have, feel I can maybe develop, but getting the right material? I wouldn't know what to ask for.

 

 

Theo

[Bob Tedrow]

I have collected a modest supply of several "recipes" of steel. They all have to be milled down to a useful dimension.

 

I have made reeds from six or seven sources. They all have a different timbre.

[Theo]

Sounds like I can look forward to many happy hours of filing then!

 

Theo