Klarinet Archive - Posting 000394.txt from 1998/03

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Altimetry register
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 14:44:17 -0500

On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, Dee Hays wrote:
> Actually I had a small mistake myself (didn't count quite correctly as I read
> the original note too quickly). So here is the correct sequence. Check the
> works on the acoustics of the clarinet
>
> Bb (chalumeau) - fundamental or 1st partial
> F (clarion ) - 3rd partial
> D (altissimo) - 5th partial
> G (altissimo) - 7th parital
>
> Clarinets normally can't achieve the even partials. Now if it were a flute
> you could. The 2nd partial would be the Bb in the middle of the staff and
> the 4th partial would be the clarion Bb, if we could get the evens to speak.

As was pointed out by Roger Shilock (I think it was Roger!), I was really
referring to Harmonics......not partials......which I often (stupidly) use
interchangeably......NOT GOOD! Rest assurred, I will not use the word
partial again when referring to the 4th harmonic.

Roger Garrett
IWU