Klarinet Archive - Posting 000572.txt from 2002/04

From: "Lacy, Edwin" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Prestige RC vs. Prestige R13
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:09:44 -0400

<<<A Clarinet with more overtones can be called bright and a Clarinet with
weaker overtones can be called dark.>>>

I don't think that quite hits the mark. A clarinet with a preponderance of
higher overtones, in terms of both frequency and amplitude, will generally
be thought of as "brighter," while one with a preponderance of lower
overtones and attenuated higher ones will be considered dark by players who
are willing to make such judgements.

Ed Lacy
EL2@-----.edu

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