Klarinet Archive - Posting 000217.txt from 1993/12

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Bennett and homogenization
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 21:35:02 -0500

In response to Cary's request to describe in some better way
what the instrument felt like after he did his thing.

There were two specific results of his secret, back-room work:

1) the instrument had almost no resistance using both
the same reed and mouthpiece that before had been
resistant. The response characteristics appeared to be
substantially improved.

2) it was tight and absolutely leak-free; it is, of course,
quite possible that he found and fixed leaks in the back
except for the fact that he was not there very long, 20 mins.
tops.

Everyone to whom I spoke (and who had their instruments homogenized)
said the same things happened to them: easier blowing, leak-free.
The average time until re-homogenization was about 6 months for most
people, flutes included.

In fact, according to the poop on the street in NY, he first began
homogenizing metal flutes and then went to clarinets. I do not know
is he did other instruments, but I think his practice was limited to
flutes and clarinets.

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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
(leeson@-----.edu)
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