About the Reed guard
A reed guard protects cane reeds from damage and warping between practice sessions. This one is parametric. Choose the instrument and layout, and it builds slots that match the reed's length, width and thickness profile. Pre-rendered files cover common setups: double-sided with two or three slots, and a single-sided one.
A clever 'bend' option raises the slot slightly at the tip, to coax a warped reed flat again. An early bug made the bend work backwards; it's been fixed. Baritone and bass sax thickness was corrected after measuring a real reed. The designer invites measurements for less common reed instruments to add them.
What you'll need
Printed parts
- Reed holder for your instrument
Bought parts
- Nothing
Tools
- Optional: the customiser or OpenSCAD for your own sizes