Klarinet Archive - Posting 000105.txt from 1997/08

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Float Test and cologne/Koln
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 13:50:11 -0400

Mark Charette wrote:
>
> Even this (referring to the removal of 50 micron slices from the inside of the
unidentified clarinet...) may cause a subtle brightening of the sound. May I
> suggest...

To paraphrase an individual who I believe is still galavanting around
Europe even as we "speak": Please define in precise acoustical
terms what alterations in the tone quality you are referring to when
you use the "bright". Although this term has a clear meaning in
reference to luminescence it is meaningless in the context of
acoustics...

diane k.