Klarinet Archive - Posting 000045.txt from 1998/12

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] The helionet
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:18:14 -0500

On Wed, 02 Dec 1998 09:22:39 GMT, Tony@-----.uk said:

> Some thoughts:
>
> (1) Does the helium in fact need to be in the mouthpiece, or even the
> mouth, for the effect to be significant?
>
> (2) If it is significant enough, what are the constraints on the size
> of the pipe that enters the clarinet so that you can play more or
> less normally, apart from the pitch change?
>
> (3) Do you need some sort of valve at the clarinet 'end'?
>
> (4) What would be the most sensitive way of controlling the flow of gas
> into the system?
>
> (5) What sort of results might we anticipate from the Heifetz of this
> instrument?-)

(1a) Would it be better to put the helium in lower down, since it's less
dense than the air?

(6) Since helium is expensive, how about CO2?

(7) How about helium *and* CO2, alternately?

(8) I'll get my coat. (for the British TV audience)

Tony
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