Klarinet Archive - Posting 000338.txt from 1996/09

From: niethamer@-----.EDU
Subj: Re: Knots in wood (was: R-13 shopping)
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 23:38:02 -0400

> >> Knots are natural flaws in the wood. Tone holes are man made flaws in the
> >> wood. It has been my experience that both "flaws" may cause the wood to
> >> crack.
> >>
> >> Steve.
> >
On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Scott D. Morrow wrote:
>
> Perhaps they should develop a clarinet that has no holes....?(!!!)

And to distinguish it from a slightly similar flute-related instrument,
maybe we should call it the "dijery-don't"

David