Klarinet Archive - Posting 000647.txt from 2002/11

From: "Joseph H. Fasel" <jhf@-----.gov>
Subj: Re: [kl] GreenLine clarinets
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:57:55 -0500

Forest,

Thanks for your reply. I think you're probably right about these
minute manufacturing differences, yet I still wonder. It seems to
me that the sorts of things technicians do in undercutting or filling
tone holes--for fairly subtle effects--would be somewhat grosser than
what I would expect machining tolerances to be. I could suggest an
experiment: Get Francois Kloc to tweak several Greenlines of the
same model, not messing with the body but just adjusting the action,
checking all the pads, and so forth. Then have several professional
clarinetists see if they can identify individual instruments in a
double-blind environment.

Cheers,
--Joe

On 2002.11.14 09:34 Forest E. Aten Jr. wrote:
> Joe,
>
> Even microns make a big difference.
> Bore, tone holes....vents in both thumb and register key holes. Many
> variables.
> Simple things such as when the clarinet bore was cut in the life of the
> bit......can make a huge difference.
>
> Forest
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph H. Fasel" <jhf@-----.gov>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [kl] GreenLine clarinets
>
>
> > I'm just wondering: I understand that the Greenline material is supposed
> > to be much more uniform and stable than solid wood. If that's the case,
> > why is it still necessary to pick a clarinet from among a selection?
> > Why aren't the instruments nearly identical? Maybe the bodies are quite
> > consistent but the adjustment and regulation varies?
Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
Decision Modeling and Analysis phone: +1 505 667 7158
University of California fax: +1 505 667 2960
Los Alamos National Laboratory post: D-7 MS F609; Los Alamos, NM 87545

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