Klarinet Archive - Posting 001229.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Clarinet Material and Reed Questions
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 14:07:26 -0500

Hi Laine,

Well, before you were on the listserv (approx. 1 - 2 months ago), there
was quite a discussion regarding plastics, woods, etc.....Jonathon Cohler,
a recording artist who holds a degree in Physics (I think that is what he
said) hotly debated the materials issue - stating that one cannot change
the laws of physics....that the materials make no difference (that is a
grossly paraphrased statement....but, essentially, that is what we were
told). This of course led to several days of debate by many......you
should see if there is a way to access those postings.

That's all I meant!

Roger Garrett

On Sun, 26 Oct 1997, Laine wrote:

> What do you mean by that comment, Roger??
>
> Regards, Laine
>
>
> > From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
> > Subject: Re: Clarinet material and Reed Questions
> >
> > o boy...here we go again.
> >
> > RG
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, noname wrote:
> >
> > > Wood is as everybody knows the traditional material in manufacturing
> > > woodwinds. In the 17:th century an earlier on European Boxwood (Buxus
> > > sempervirens) was the ordinary material to make instruments of (still
> > > professional Recorders are often made out of Boxwood. Today the wood
> > > most used are "Blackwood", African Blackwood (Dalbergia Melanoxylon,
> > > Diospyros Melanoxylon, Diospyros crassiflora, Diospyros tomentosa,
> > > Diospyros assimilis) also called Ebony and Grenadilla. The "finest"
> wood
> > > (among sculptors, carvers, furniture makers) is considered Gaboon Ebony
>
> > > (Diospyros dendo). There are also simmilar woods from Ceylon (Diospyros
>
> > > ebenum).
> >
> > etc.etc.
>
>