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Home/Library/Tone & Tuning/The only cure for spinning hemp.
▶ Video LessonAll LevelsFree Preview📅 Posted May 29, 2013· 5m

The only cure for spinning hemp.

The Short Version

Spinning hemp — where the hemp itself has separated from the wood — has only one cure: start over. It's not a matter of adding more wraps or the pipes being too dry; the very first layer of hemp has lost its adhesion and there's no fixing that in place.
Cut it off with a knife rather than trying to unwind it wrap by wrap. It comes off cleanly in one shot, and any small nick in the wood underneath doesn't matter since your new hemp will cover it completely.
Ignoring spinning hemp risks a frozen joint you can't get apart, which can leave you locked out of your reed mid-performance. The moment you notice hemp that isn't adhering, stop, cut it off, and rewrap with fresh waxed hemp before it becomes a bigger problem.
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The only cure for spinning hemp.
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00:00loose spinning hemp versus Ordinary hemp🔒
01:27looks spinning it What hemp and like why happens🔒
02:09clean the Cutting in one hemp old pass off🔒
02:58nylon fresh lacing waxed Starting with tape🔒
04:19frozen ignore of it risk you The joint if a🔒

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