Klarinet Archive - Posting 000185.txt from 2003/08

From: "Joseph H. Fasel" <jhf@-----.gov>
Subj: Re: [kl] E flat sax questions
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 13:07:01 -0400

Yep, I've done this in tuning historical wind instruments. Traditional
materials for filling in the tone holes include beeswax and lacquer.
I think you're right that it's a marginal adjustment, but I've made an
adjustment of close to 50 cents this way.

Cheers,
--Joe

On 2003.08.08 10:10 Noel Taylor wrote:
> I think I have seen pages on the web describing the opposite of undercutting
> holes to make them sharper - thus narrowing the holes by building up inside
> the edges of the tone holes - I think it said you could experiment with tape
> - and thus making the corresponding notes flatter. I guess these are
> marginal adjustments, though and I've no personal experience of doing it.

Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
Stockpile-Complex Modeling and Analysis phone: +1 505 667 7158
University of California fax: +1 505 667 2960
Los Alamos National Laboratory post: D-2 MS F609; Los Alamos, NM 87545

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