Klarinet Archive - Posting 000961.txt from 1997/07

From: Tnardin@-----.com
Subj: Re: Float Test
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 00:18:31 -0400

In a message dated 97-07-31 13:39:09 EDT, you write:

<< >> At 10:43 PM 7/29/97 -0700, you wrote:
>> >I'm looking at a clarinet to purchase for my daughter. It's been in
>> >storage for several years, and the person selling it doesn't know
>if
>> >it's wood or plastic. A friend of mine who has had experience with
>this
>> >sort of thing says that if I float the clarinet in a bathtub of
>water it
>> >will designate whether it's made of wood or plastic, the wood type
>> >floating higher and longer.

My husband, who considers himself an expert in these matters, reports:
If it's a high float, that would be indicative of a clarinet pitched in Eb.
If it's a low float, possibly a C clarinet.
Of course, if it's a Bb and it's left in the water too long, or the water is
too hot, it may *become* an Eb.

>>> My question to you is, does it matter
>how
>> >many inches of water there are in the tub, and is the temperature
>of the
>> >water crucial to the float?
>> >Thanks,
>> >Carol >>