Klarinet Archive - Posting 000177.txt from 1999/04

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Wood/plastic, etc...
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 23:16:14 -0500

On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> Are you saying that, if we could convince a player that a plastic clarinet
> is SUPERIOR to a wood one, that, as a result of that perception, he will
> play BETTER on the plastic one? That is not the difference in material but
> the player's PERCEPTION of the material that matters?

A player's perception of the sound, as a result of the response and the
resistance or lack of such, matters. The material affects the latter
issues, so therefore the sound is affected.
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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