Ahh. My crow quills break as I described. From mortise to tip. And they too don't need to be replaced mid concert. But the clarity of the pluck is lost. 

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> On Jan 3, 2016, at 9:26 AM, T. Diehl <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi Andrew,
> Uhh, no, my quills do not break lengthwise from mortise to tip...
> 
> Turkey quill breaks exactly across the quill, (therefore in the width).
> The quill kind of splits itself, and the layers below the topmost outer
> layer of the quill continues to work fine.
> In fact, they will still work for weeks that way if you are feeling lazy
> and do nothing; often enough they become just slightly softer then their
> neighbor.
> 
> Since the tip itself is not affected, the sound still has a least a nice
> attack, even if it is weaker in volume.
> Regards,
> Theodore
> 
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