Klarinet Archive - Posting 001407.txt from 2000/06

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] ligatures
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 20:06:08 -0400

On Sat, 01 Jul 2000 01:21:17 +0200, a.bergamin@-----.it said:

> If you are looking for a ligature you should consider two things

> 1. The ligature should have a minimal impact on reed and mouthpiece:
> few contact points, the reed should vibrate free but needs to be
> fixed to the mouthpiece.

I have no scientific experimentation to confirm this, but logic tells me
that the back of the reed, the part that is in contact with the
mouthpiece, will *not* vibrate, or at least that any vibration from that
part of the reed will be negligible. Much of the back of the reed will be
in contact with the table of the mouthpiece, and at least some of it will
also be contacted by the ligature, no matter what kind of ligature it
might be. Also, the thickness of the back of the reed will tend to
further attenuate any vibrations.

It's perhaps a comforting thought to imagine all those long fibers,
running through the entire length of the reed, and vibrating wildly,
thereby contributing to the beautiful sound of the clarinet. I should
rather think that the contribution of vibrations from various parts of the
reed would be more likely to be approximately inversely proportional to
the thickness of the reed at each given point.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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