Klarinet Archive - Posting 000111.txt from 2002/11

From: "William Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] This thing on my front door
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 12:26:43 -0500

You rock!

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From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] This thing on my front door

> At 09:24 AM 11/2/2002 -0700, William Semple wrote:
> >...I am not talking about absolutes here, I am taking about the relative
> >importance of various aspects of the instrument with regard to outcomes.
Not
> >perfect outcomes. Variable outcomes. We can argue the order, but what I
am
> >arguing is the concept whereby it is logically and intuitively
permissible
> >to state that the embouchure in general is more important to the
> >contribution of the quality of sound than the bell of a clarinet...
>
> I think that is where this discussion has diverged. When we are talking
> about relative importance, I think what we really mean is the amount of
> CHANGE in the output a given change in the INPUT will cause. Obviously,
if
> you keep the whole instrument setup the same and change the player, or the
> player changes his embouchure, massive changes in the output will
> occur. We all know that changing a reed makes a significant change in the
> sound, as does changing a mouthpiece. Barrels also have a strong effect,
> positive or negative. The changes seem to get less significant as you
move
> down the instrument. Yes, a bell can change the sound, but only a really
> RADICALLY different bell design seems to have much effect. In all of this
> discussion, one must assume a fully functional instrument in good repair,
> since a leaky Buffet will not outplay even a Chinese Monique that seals
> well (for the five minutes or so it can before the keys bend).
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
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