Klarinet Archive - Posting 000156.txt from 1998/05

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.us>
Subj: RE: [kl] Wood 101
Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 16:03:22 -0400

This has been discussed many times, but my understanding is this. The
reason grenadilla is used over any other type of wood is that the grain
is much closer and, therefore, less likely to crack. After all the
discussion about the pros and cons of wood versus plastic, it was
determined that the sound is affected more by changes in the column of
air (determined by the shape of the bore), than by the substance the
clarinet was made from. I personally have seen modern clarinets made
from maple and they played well, so I don't think an oak clarinet is
out of the realm. My $.02 worth.

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD USA
nebuckman@-----.us

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> From: Stan Elias[SMTP:elias1@-----.net]
> Reply To: klarinet@-----.org
> Sent: 5. toukokuuta 1998 10:36
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Wood 101
>
> Michael Kolos wrote:
> <snip>
>
> > The grain is far more open on the rosewood. Cocobolo is similar.
>
> <snip>
>
> > Redwood and cocobolo will leave the grain visible no
> > matter how much you sand it, like oak.
>
> <snip
>
> > Despite what I said, I know that cocobolo would feel wonderfully
> smooth
> > with hardly any sanding, but you could see the open pores like oak.
>
> Michael, are you implying that an instrument made from oak would have
> a sound
> similar to one made from rosewood or cocobolo? [Just curious, no
> attack intended]
> If that's the case and, as you say, wood can be stained to virtually
> any color, why
> are we consuming rare tropical trees?
>
> Stan Elias
>
>
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