Klarinet Archive - Posting 000986.txt from 1998/03

From: "Justin Wood" <olio555@-----.com>
Subj: Re: clar-flute, was: Another peculiar acoustical phenomenon
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 06:24:40 -0500

Another interesting one is to take off the mouthpiece and barrel. If you
"buzz" into the upper joint like it is a brass instrument you should get an
interesting tone. It isn't much more than interesting. Just felt like
putting my 2 cents in.
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From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 4:58 PM
Subject: clar-flute, was: Another peculiar acoustical phenomenon

>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