Klarinet Archive - Posting 000040.txt from 2000/08

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] The manufacturer's view
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 07:51:04 -0400

<><> Roger=A0Shilcock wrote:
Could be different damping effects from different woods, but what could
the mechanism be? The absorbed energy presumably heats up the wood. No
doubt, really black clarinets radiate this energy away more efficiently
(:^|).....

The statement was anecdotal, and I *do* recognize your spirit of
humor, Roger. <smile> Also I know full well that the instability of
my own embouchure and breath and manner in which I cover holes and so
forth will make ten times as much difference as the wood could possibly
make. So I will choose the wood (if I decide to buy a wood clarinet) on
the basis of cosmetics and nothing else. I'm not offering this single
testimonial as 'proof' of anything.
But it is an interesting data point. It would be less interesting
if the employee had offered an explanation of the mechanism (because
it's fairly clear that such things cannot be measured, not yet at
least).
It seems to me that it's inconsistent to say that the materials in
a ligature (fabric vs. metal) make a difference and yet claim that the
materials in a clarinet body don't.
Cheers,
Bill

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