reed profilers

Our profiler is constructed of anodized aluminium. It is made in our shop with the same degree of care we put into our bassoons and is designed to last a lifetime.

The barrel is 6 inches (150 mm) long, making it suitable for contra reeds as well. It is 1.2 inches (31 mm) in diameter which prevents the edges and wings of the reed from lifting and being profiled too thin, and allowing the cane to be profiled after shaping if so desired. Alignment marks are etched onto the barrel to ensure the cane is in the middle of the barrel.

A spring in front of the blade prevents the cane from rising up to the hold down bar. The hold down bar is set on all machines to the thickness of the 'chip' of cane that is removed on each pass of the blade - usually .004" to .006" (.1 to .15 mm). Without this spring the profile can vary by that much.

The guide rod is hardened steel and reciprocating ball bearings in the carriage make the travel very smooth. The carriage is sloped in its travel (to the average taper in a reed) so that when the flats on the end pins are used to create a "spine " in the profile, the spine stays well centered in the profile.

Two templates are included with each machine, and adjustment of the thickness of profile is accomplished by adding or subtracting shim washers. The thinnest washers I provide are .002" (.05 mm) thick allowing for profile adjustments of .001" (.025 mm) increments.

Recent improvements include a carbide blade manufactured from microfine carbide. One blade is included with each machine, which should give years of service without sharpening.

price: $1,500.00 Canadian (plus shipping). Unless notified otherwise we normally ship within 24 hours of receiving the order.

Payment may be made via PayPal or personal check. To order contact anne at: anne@bellbassoons.com





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