Klarinet Archive - Posting 001096.txt from 2000/02

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] klarinet Digest 27 Feb 2000 19:35:29 -0000 Issue 2072
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 01:10:05 -0500

Keith wrires:
I agree with Leo's premises up to the above quote. But I think I could make a very good case for his premises leading to the conclusion that a heavy ligature would cut off (rather than enhance)high harmonics. I drafted a post to this effect, then didn't send it as
I can't prove it from first principles (nor did Leo claim to do this). So this is a case for empirical evidence from professionals measuring different ligatures with the proper scientific instruments. The rest is speculation.

Keith (who is a seriously well-qualified scientist).>>

Keith.....I am not a scientist....or terribly well-qualified at ANYTHING anymore. (Maybe as a busybody and trouble-maker, perhaps).

But wouldn't it be nice to have some acoustical tests run, and see which vibrations and being surpressed, and wihich enhanced.

I believe that the reed/mouthpiece conbination creates "good" vibrations, which should be enhanced, and bad vibrations, which should be absorbed, or damped.

This is one of the reasons string can work so well as a ligature.....it can comform to nay shape (curvature) of the reed, and the string has excellent damping qualities. (This from Stubbins old text).

Walter

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