Klarinet Archive - Posting 000291.txt from 1997/11

From: Daniel.Meirsman@-----.com
Subj: Re[2]: [Fwd: Materials]
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 05:24:13 -0500

Sound waves are 'longitudinal'. They do not tap against the walls of
the clarinet. The sound front travels down the tube.

It can be argued that some of the acoustical energy is dissipated in
the wall of the clarinet, but this amount is so small it is highly
unlikely it is significant for the 'sonority' of the sound produced.

Daniel

Subject: Re: [Fwd: Materials]
Author: majordom@-----.us at #SMTP
Date: 06/11/97 4:04

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