Klarinet Archive - Posting 000418.txt from 2002/07

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuning
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 00:05:44 -0400

Dear Bill,

I'm that last one-one-hundredth that
believes you are right, or Wright. That
makes it 100%. And since I don't either
want to hear the conversation again,
that makes our thoughts 110%!

William Wright wrote:

> <><> Barb Sabal wrote:
> Could somebody please explain this term [blown out' to me?
>
>
>
> Okay, but please understand that I was using it in a _totally facetious_
> way. I am not suggesting for a single second that "blown out" has
> anything to do with the tuning question that began this thread.
>
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>
> Some people claim that a clarinet loses its tone after a number of years
> simply because it has been blown on for too long.
>
> "Blown out" is different from simply needing repairs such as keywork,
> pads, corks, cleaning, oiling, etc. Allegedly "blown out" has to do
> with some unidentifiable factor such as: change in the molecular
> structure of the wood, or dimensional change from repeated swabbing
> (which is too small to be measured), or some other unmeasurable
> parameter.
>
> Since the cause allegedly can't be identified or measured, it can't be
> proved or disproved.
>
> Therefore a 'believer' can argue the subject forever..... which has
> happened several times on the Klarinet list, and 99.99% of us (myself
> included) don't want to hear the discussion again.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
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