Klarinet Archive - Posting 000675.txt from 2000/11

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Poor Man's A Clarinet (was: Re: [kl] Fantastique or
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:05:54 -0500

"Allen J. Levin" wrote:

> >
> >I'm prepared to rewrite the sentence. Please can I say,
> >
> >> > The effect on the sound was actually positive, making the rather
> >> > 'open' sound of the Alberts BETTER.
> As Walter and Dan insist, you can express it any way that has meaning for
> you. But I'm waiting for descriptives that evoke the mental image of
> sounds that I can relate to, e.g. less breathy - less bright - fewer random
> overtones - stronger characteristic overtones.

OK, I'm going to jump in right here. I can relate to "less breathy," I think.
I have an image of 'less bright,' but I'm having problems with "fewer random"
overtones. What, pray tell, are random overtones? Are 'random' overtones
overtones you don't like? Do only a few individuals produce random overtones?
And what overtones are "characteristic?"

Excuse me, I need to go water my elephant right now.

> I don't personally object
> to "contained" or "dark" or "covered" or "controlled"; but your statement
> is a perfect example of the problems we face when describing a sound we're
> not simultaneously hearing. They are different parts of the same elephant.
>
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