Klarinet Archive - Posting 000869.txt from 1998/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Re: Vandoren Mouthpiece
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:44:57 -0500

At 07:04 PM 3/13/98 -0600, Roger Garrett wrote:
>Actually Bill, if you reread many of the posts of the people who claim
>materials make no difference, they speak of materials in the clarinet
>itself, not the mouthpiece. Most of them concede that that mouthpiece
>materials actually do resonate/vibrate significantly to affect the sound.
>I thought you believed this too....don't you?
>
(I received this one out of sequence.)

OK, crystal is different from rubber is different from metal to some
degree, but I sincerely doubt that minute changes in composition
(percentage of lead in the crystal, for example) will make a difference
that is even measureable, much less audible. Chamber, baffle, etc. design
is the real key. I am prepared to be proven wrong, but double-blind
studies may be required.

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