Klarinet Archive - Posting 001449.txt from 1998/04

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Jason and the dark sound
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 16:06:29 -0400

Hi Cindy,

Thanks for the tip about the gilding crayon. Would you believe I had just called
in an order to Ferree's that morning?

One thing to consider, regarding the sound you get on wood vs. plastic
instruments is the quality of workmanship in the instruments. If you are
comparing professional or even intermediate wooden instruments to student quality
plastic ones (is their any other kind absent Buffet greenlines), the differences
you and others notice may be more due to the overall quality of the instruments
rather than the materials from which they're made. Just a thought.

Best regards,
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

C E Field wrote:

> <<It is rather that the subject of wood vs plastic clarinets has been central
> to many
> discussions on this list...>>
>
> I sound nearly equally good (or "bad" depending on your interpretation!) on
> wood, plastic, and metal clarinets. This also holds true for wood clarinets
> from different makers. However, the key word here is "nearly." I can sense a
> greater resonance to wood clarinets than to the others. Moreover, listeners
> who are not aware of what I am playing in terms of material sense it, too.
> Something is going on. Could it be the pad cup design/material? Or fungal
> mycelium (and heaven knows what else) that has worked its way into wood
> (whereas plastic and metal would be impervious)? Or could it be that I "TRY"
> to play better when I know I am playing on wood? I understand that all things
> being equal, the material doesn't make a scientific difference in sound. But
> all things are not usually equal...
>
> Cindy

   
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