Klarinet Archive - Posting 000386.txt from 1997/09

From: mipresc@-----.edu (Steve Prescott)
Subj: Re: Greenline's the proof
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 15:51:30 -0400

Jerry Korten,

Why do you suppose, then, the sound going through a rosewood
instrument will project less than that going through a grenadilla
instrument. A brass bell rings with a different sound (not pitch) than a
pure copper bell. Perhaps it's not the tone (darkness...sorry Dan) that the
material affects but the projection of sound. Can softer materials absorb
sound more than harder materials? I always thought this was so. Part of
"setting up" a clarinet is polishing the bore; does this affect the
sound/timbre of the instrument? Again, I thought this was so. Please
explain.

Steve

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

   
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