Klarinet Archive - Posting 000000.txt from 1994/06

From: Clark W Fobes <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Buffet's E-flat
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 01:02:47 -0400

On Sun, 22 May 1994, Cary Karp wrote:

>
"> The purpose of the middle joint isn't to allow an extra point of access
> for measurement (nor did I say it was) -- it is to allow for the
> possibility of modifying the shape of the bore. The technique of
> "chambering" a bore, that is, scooping out wood at well defined points
> along its length, is a significant part of the voicing process (albeit
> rarely practiced in the modern factory context). When dealing with a
........"

I always hesitate in correcting Cary because his views are always so
insightful and well informed. However, I have always thought that this
technique of enlarging the bore at a given point was called "cambering".
Perhaps these words are interchangeable.

Clark W Fobes