Klarinet Archive - Posting 000100.txt from 1996/10

From: Steve Prescott <mipresc@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: odd comment (acoustics)
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 1996 18:10:55 -0400

My question still stands...addressed to Jonathan Cohler originally but I'll
take anyone's response:

Do different reed strengths emphasize certain harmonics? Could this be what
we perceive as dark and bright sound? As Jonathan pointed out, harmonics do
play a part in bright vs. dark sound. Maybe a softer reed stresses lower
harmonics, thus making the upper register sound flat. Am I all wet here or
what?

Steve.

Steve Prescott
Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
Indiana State University
mipresc@-----.edu