Klarinet Archive - Posting 000332.txt from 1998/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re:reed tip closing
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 06:07:38 -0500

At 08:42 PM 1/6/98 EST, Karen D. wrote:
>I did a report on the clarinet a few years ago for my physics class and I'm
>sure I remember that the reed does not vibrate at the frequency. The reed's
>vibration produces one single tone and as the bore of the clarinet increases,
>the sound waves become larger, causing the pitch to be lower. The keys and
>tone holes are what we use to expand or shorten the sound wave by chosing at
>which point (and frequency) the sound is let out of the clarinet. Of course
>some of the air still carries on through the instrument which I think was
part
>of the cause of overtones and undertones but I'm really not sure on that
part.
>=) As I said before, I did this report a few years ago and I'm not sure if
>this is exactly right so don't attack me if it isn't
>
Hope the report wasn't for physics class! :-)

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