Klarinet Archive - Posting 000198.txt from 2000/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Clar.mkr. now tone&acoustics
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 06:57:37 -0500

At 10:12 PM 1/6/2000 EST, annhall wrote:
>someone willing to take on the project of changing keys? I imagine that
>might be an
>accomplishment in itself.
> and would the time lapse add inaccuracies?
>
Absolutely! Anything longer than about instantaneous messes up the
comparison. The longer the delay the less useful the test.

>When attending my first string workshop with Kato' Havas, I was impressed
>with her
>demonstration in the audible difference in tone of violin when clamped in
>all connections to body and when the contact is floating, flexible. Most
>noticeable is the shoulder/jaw and arm on body of violin, but even just
>having left hand squeezed against the strings and neck makes a slight but
>tangible difference in the ring of overtones.

Of course, everyone is in agreement that the vibrations of the body of a
STRING instrument play a significant role in the progagation ot its sound.
It is DESIGNED that way. Not so with the clarinet.

>To apply this to the clarinet, in the effort to be aware of the excessive
>tension in my hands while playing ( or to be more blunt, to bring to life
>a death grip) one of the awareness that helps is to feel the vibration of
>the clarinet with my fingertips. the principal being if the fingers rest
>on the holes or keys with just enough weight to contain the air, but
>light enough that the vibrations are not damped, I have the ideal balance
>for fingers and hands.
>
>And in trying this out with students, while they play and i touch the
>clarinet, i can feel a difference in the vibrations between 'choked' and
>'stroked'.
>
The change is probably caused by the general relaxation of the player. But
it is an interesting notion that could stand further study. And if you can
use the demonstration as ammunition to get students to relax their fingers
more, go for it!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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