Klarinet Archive - Posting 000959.txt from 2000/08

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: [kl] Reamers
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:06:36 -0400

<><> Mark=A0Weinstein wrote:
Bill, I think the real problem is that if anybody but an **expert** were
to "touch the bore", you've more than likely just entirely *adjusted*
tuning *& pitch of the entire clarinet. This should be only undertaken
by those who fully understand the mechanics & engineering of the
clarinet ... a factory person, a designer, or an extremely knowledgable
repair person. I asked Francois Kloc = ClarinetFest about re-reaming an
R-13 & I can still see him shaking his head sadly ..... :>)

I understand your comment. I was asking a slightly different
question that relates to the plastic vs. wood discussion.

Namely, I was wondering about the oft-repeated comment: "If plastic
clarinets were manufactured with the same precision and care as wood
clarinets are..." This causes me to wonder, if a manufacturer decided
to invest in the precision and care, would it be possible with pastic?
And of course this leads to the question: What type of tool is used on
a wood clarinet in the first place? Must the tool spin so fast that it
would melt or soften plastic material? Is it suited (perhaps with
modifications) to cutting plastic rather than wood? And so forth.

Thanks,
Bill

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