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Why a single reed and a double reed feel different

A single reed beats against a hard mouthpiece, while a double reed's two blades beat against each other in the lips.

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From the opening

A single reed is one blade clamped to a mouthpiece and vibrating against that rigid facing. A double reed is two blades bound face to face, vibrating against each other, with the lips closed on the cane itself rather than on a mouthpiece. The opening covers one blade meets a rigid facing, two blades meet each other, and the lips wrap a double reed.

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Inside

One blade meets a rigid facing
Two blades meet each other
The lips wrap a double reed
Bore shape is a separate fact
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

Sources

Single-reed mouthpiece facing
Double-reed blade aperture

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Why a single reed and a double reed feel different

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