Klarinet Archive - Posting 000333.txt from 2001/06

From: "CLARK FOBES " <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Warning, Science not always spoken here.
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 19:28:39 -0400

Although I respect Diane's usual clear thinking and interesting slant on the
physiological aspects of playing the clarinet her reference to the equation
regarding resistance of a tube has little to do with the physics of the
clarinet.

Resistance in a closed pipe instrument with a beating reed is quite
different than the model of say a garden hose. Reduction of the bore near
the mouthpiece by way of a tapered barrel can actually reduce resistance
that we feel at the mouthpiece end. The "resistance" that the initial post
referred to from an incorrectly sized tuning ring was most likely due to
turbulence.

Clark W Fobes

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