Klarinet Archive - Posting 001077.txt from 2000/06

From: mus_ldj@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] V12
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:13:41 -0400

So how do the V12s play on the Eb clarinet? Overall, are they for shorter facing
mouthpieces and generally softer (the reed)?

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> 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
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