Klarinet Archive - Posting 000967.txt from 1998/03

From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Subj: clar-flute, was: Another peculiar acoustical phenomenon
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 16:21:58 -0500

I will have to try the oboe reed on my clarinet- if only to verify the
sound picture I have of that combination. There is another tidbit to add
to this discussion. William O. Smith plays, among other things, the
"clar-flute." Remove the mouthpiece and pretend your clarinet is a coke
bottle. I haven't had much success (or too much spare time) but he reports
that it overblows a m9th! The article is in the July-Aug 97 issue of The
Clarinet but it doesn't go into deep detail. I also recall someone
mentioning a CD that included Bill Smith playing the Clar-flute. If anyone
has seen this in person what did you think? (mellow, dark, bright,:)

Anne Bell
bell@-----.net