Klarinet Archive - Posting 001128.txt from 2000/04

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 26 Apr 2000 08:15:00 -0000 Issue 2207
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:07:37 -0400

In a message dated 4/26/00 6:15:48 AM Central Daylight Time,
VGuerra276@-----.com writes:

<< i'll try to find
out more info about this phenomena. but as far as your experience, you have
seen the reed warp? no matter how it warps, its not good, it seems. >>

To expect a thin, flexible material, able to respond to our slightest breath,
to be as immutable as a piece of steel is probably beyond any reasonable
expectation.

The important thing is to understand the material, how it will respond to
various stresses, and then find ways to compensate.

*** Pause ***

I just performed a rather rudimentary experiment. I have several mouthpieces
here that are similar to Mr. Hawkins work (intentionally, isn't plagiarism
the sincerest form of flattery??).

Since they are made from Zinner blanks, I intentionally left the concave
table.

I put a Legere reed on the mouthpiece, and used my Bonade ligature.

As I tightened the the ligature, I could see no appreciable opening of the
reed from the mouthpiece tip, or along the curve of the facing. Even if I
really crank the screws down tight, I can detect no difference in departure
from the lay of the mouthpiece, even with the thinnest of my feel gauges
(.0015 of an inch).

I would be very interested in observing what you are witnessing.

Walter Grabner

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