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<blockquote data-quote="ghostler" data-source="post: 547277" data-attributes="member: 9204">I posted earlier adding a little humour but decided to revise my post more toward being informative.On the inexpensive reed trimmer I bought, its tolerances were not as tight, so it was totally incapable of doing &quot;hairline&quot; trims. I wound up with having a folded edge with only parts of the reed trimmed. This was particularly true on softer reeds like the 1.5&#039;s.I used a hobbyist knife to trim that folded portion, but this defeated the purpose of the trimmer.For some odd reason, the traditional quality trimmers now cost a small fortune. I now have good trimmers for my SATB saxes and Eb sopranino and Bb soprano clarinets. So to justify costs, consider these as long term investments. <img src="/x-custom-smilies/cool0041.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":mrcool" title="Mr Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :mrcool" data-shortname=":mrcool" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ghostler, post: 547277, member: 9204"] I posted earlier adding a little humour but decided to revise my post more toward being informative. On the inexpensive reed trimmer I bought, its tolerances were not as tight, so it was totally incapable of doing "hairline" trims. I wound up with having a folded edge with only parts of the reed trimmed. This was particularly true on softer reeds like the 1.5's. I used a hobbyist knife to trim that folded portion, but this defeated the purpose of the trimmer. For some odd reason, the traditional quality trimmers now cost a small fortune. I now have good trimmers for my SATB saxes and Eb sopranino and Bb soprano clarinets. So to justify costs, consider these as long term investments. :mrcool [/QUOTE]

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