Klarinet Archive - Posting 000613.txt from 2004/07

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Material influence on sound...one more timei
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 13:14:20 -0400

In a message dated 7/16/2004 7:28:16 AM Central Daylight Time,
dnleeson@-----.net writes:
You could not have missed the almost
continual discussion on this list about the sound of a clarinet
being effectively independent of the material from which it is
made
Dan, we have had intermittent discussion on this topic in the past. However,
that discussion has not be as conclusive as you imply. Please see the
following post from Keith Bowen:

http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Klarinet/2003/09/000581.txt

In this post are contained observations from Arthur Benade, Steve Fox, and
Clark Fobes.

In the following post, Clark Fobes discusses the effect of material on tone,
based on his work of 20 years with materials for barrels:

http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Klarinet/1994/05/000025.txt

I quote Fobes "My conclusions from doing this work for about 10 years is that
the material
does effect the sound of the instrument, but that bore design and wall
thickness have a much greater effect."

I also have in my possession writings of Arthur Benade explaining WHY
different materials affect tone quality.

All due respect, but there is considerable opinion/evidence/observation
(Benade, Fobes, Fox) which disagrees with what you have stated.

Another phenomenon are the barrels and bells produced by Morrie Backun, which
people are buying rapidly. His claim is that the different materials used
alter and enhance tone quality. See the article in the current issue of "The
Clarinet."

Walter Grabner
http://www.clarinetxpress.com/
World-class clarinet mouthpieces

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