Klarinet Archive - Posting 000223.txt from 1994/03

From: Cary Karp <nrm-karp@-----.SE>
Subj: Re: Clarinet construction (was Re: Stuffy notes)
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 18:02:42 -0500

On Tue, 15 Mar 1994, Jordan Selburn wrote:

> What are the advantages to having separate upper and lower joints? I guess
> that we now have the option to change the tuning by pulling them apart, but
> do many people take advantage of that? It just seems that the mechanics of
> the instrument could be significantly simpler by making a one-piece body.

One of the most powerful devices for tuning and voicing a woodwind is to
modify the dimensions of short segements of its bore. It is very
difficult to "chamber" a cylindrical bore and splitting the instrument
into shorter segments provides more points of access for such adjustments.

   
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