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V-4 Reed Thickness
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:44 pm
by Dennis Detweiler
The reed on one side of my V-4 has a thickness of .0235. The other side is .0285. A previous post recommended using reed sheets of .015 to cut your own. What is factory thickness? Which way to go? Thanks.
Re: V-4 Reed Thickness
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:38 am
by steveohara
Dennis,
The original Mac reeds are .024 as I recall. The best ones were a dark reddish brown and had a very fine pattern to the material. You can get the good ones from Vince Hughes. The thick ones were junk and killed the HP. I have never tried making them out of thinner material and I would be concerned about them breaking but modern materials may be much more durable than the stuff used 30+ years back so they may work just fine.
Regards,
Steve O'Hara