Klarinet Archive - Posting 000913.txt from 1997/04

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Reed vibration modes
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 05:24:03 -0400

I read a posting that piqued my interest. Someone wrote
that overtightening a reed induces it to squeak. I'm not
arguing the point (as a rank beginner, though, I can
squeak & squeal without having to induce any
overtightening of the ligature). Looking at my clarinet
as a whole, using my electrical engineering background,
I can see that different modes will be produced by
way of two resonating cavities - the clarinet tube and
my throat/mouth/lungs/sinuses et al. However, I can't
see physically why overtightening the ligature would
emphasize the partials.
--
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