Klarinet Archive - Posting 001033.txt from 2000/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] V12
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 17:03:24 -0400

At 11:35 PM 6/23/2000 -0700, William Wright wrote:
> <><> Ed Lacy wrote:
>Thickness doesn't necessarily indicate anything about stiffness.
>Stiffness is primarily a quality of the cane.
>
>
> I'm struggling to identify the relevant concept. Does a longer
>facing require a thicker reed in order to discourage irregular motions?
>(more of the reed's length is unsupported and thereby is more likely to
>twist and turn in unwanted ways?)
>
Thickness and stiffness are related. When they cut reeds, all reeds of a
type are cut to the same thickness. How stiff the given blank is
determines the strength of the finished reed. Sorting by strength occurs
AFTER the reeds are cut. The V12's are cut differently, thicker in some
areas. It the cane itself is softer, the stiffness will be about the same.
Overall vibrational characteristics will be a bit different, though, which
is why they play differently. Shorter facings need softer reeds so they
can make the necessarily sharper bend to close. Longer facings, having a
longer radius, don't require the reed to bend so sharply, so it can be stiffer.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org

   
     Copyright © Woodwind.Org, Inc. All Rights Reserved    Privacy Policy    Contact charette@woodwind.org