Klarinet Archive - Posting 000858.txt from 2003/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Introduction
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 22:18:33 -0500

At 10:32 AM 3/22/2003 +1000, Dave Appleby wrote:
>RE: the "Clarinet Facts" posting, I was under the impression that the flute
>was actually cylindrical - it is the fact that it acts as an open pipe (at
>the mouthpiece and the opening) that makes it overblow an octave, whereas
>the clarinet acts as a closed pipe (closed at the mouthpiece, open at the
>bell) that makes it overblow a twelfth. The sax is of course then a closed
>cylinder, which is different all over again, but overblows an octave. Can
>anyone let me know which is right? (Yeah, I know it is probably more
>technical than necessary, but I have a scientific background and hate not
>knowing the answer to anything).

The saxophone, having a CONICAL bore, overblows an octave, as does the oboe
(yes, it really is conical). The clarinet, being basically cylindrical,
overblows the twelth.

Bill Hausmann

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

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