Klarinet Archive - Posting 000114.txt from 2001/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Clarinet Bores - not me - the internal dimension
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 23:13:04 -0500

At 02:13 PM 12/6/2001 -0800, Tim Roberts wrote:
>I do not know whether Mr Rendall has any factual evidence to back up his
>assertion, but there as been at least one academic research project which
>concluded that, under controlled conditions, the body material has no
>effect on
>a clarinet's tone. I, personally, have found that to be true (which is why I
>continue to favor my plastic Vito), although my experience is significantly
>more limited than others on this list.

The assumption that material has little or no effect on tone has lead to
the production of such instruments as the Buffet Greenline and the Howarth
models that come in either wood or plastic, but otherwise identical,
including their price. I see no reason, based on these examples, to attack
their assuption.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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