Klarinet Archive - Posting 000857.txt from 2001/09

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: RE: [kl] Walter's mystery object
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 18:04:29 -0400

Lacy asks:

<<I know this may be a silly quesiton, but can you make a barrell with the outer shape of, say, a tulip and the inner shape that of a Moennig? I've always wanted one like that! Is that acoustically absurd?>>

Well, as long as the bore of the barrel maintains it's dimensional integrity, why not carve the barrel artistically?

Wasn't this done somewhat, say in the 18th century? Tony, can you enlighten us?

(Now, how the heck do you carve a tulip).

Walter

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