Klarinet Archive - Posting 000206.txt from 1997/11

From: Edward Branham <ebb@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [Fwd: Materials]
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 21:35:30 -0500

I agree that the vibrating column is the primary tonal source. The vibration
of that air column is repeated tapping against the walls of the clarinet.
This is a natural reverberation that occurs whenever any sound front impinges
upon a solid object.

Dave Lane wrote:

> Your experiment is flawed from the start, unless you personally play the
> clarinet by tapping on it. As someone else said, it's the air column that
> vibrates when a clarinet is played properly.
> Dave Lane
> Lewisville, TX
> davelane@-----.com