Klarinet Archive - Posting 000600.txt from 2000/10

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Symmetrical vs Asymmetrical Facings
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:11:23 -0400

>The Zinner concavity is a constant just as a flat table is a constant.

Yes, but not in a measurable way. No two concaves are identical - and
there is no way to measure them with great reliability.

>Reed performance is somewhat more forgiving because of a concavity - the
>concavity's purpose to accommodate minute variables and instabilities
>inevitable in any reed, prepared or not.

I disagree with this.

>Flat tables have indeed always exposed the idiosyncrasies of the reed more
>readily.

I disagree with this as well. There is no proof........no reliable evidence.

I believe that each reed, with infinite dimensions will each react in a
different way, unique to the warped back of that reed, to a concave table.
I further believe that a flat backed reed on a flat backed table will not
react with the same variety and inconsistency as the opposite.

There is no way to remove warpage of a reed back until it is in fact
sanded. Many reeds arrive this way.........

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Head, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
(309) 556-3268

"A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes
another's."
Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

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