Klarinet Archive - Posting 000759.txt from 1998/12

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Gas flow rate in clarinet
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 22:30:47 -0500

Air speed as changed by the tongue et al. is very minor as compared to
the air speed generated by the very small reed-mouthpiece opening (for a
constant pressure, speed changes inversely with opening area. Take a
look at how much opening there is between reed and mouthpiece. Not
much.) However, there are a myriad of other factors that do become
involved with harmonics (and apparent volume) when we change the
resonating cavity _on either side_ of the reed. Both sides of the reed
are resonating cavities, not just the clarinet side.
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