Klarinet Archive - Posting 000770.txt from 2004/07

From: "Dee D. Flint" <deeflint01@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Measuring sound character
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:03:56 -0400


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From: "Jimmy Lee" <jrlaudio@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Measuring sound character

> Is it possible for there to be as much difference between two pieces of
the same type of wood as between two dissimiliar types of wood? Just
thinking out loud.
> Jimmy
>

Quite likely. Wood is not a homogeneous material so two pieces of the same
type of wood are going to be different in internal structure. For example,
the density of the wood is affected by the amount of moisture the tree
received. The wood can even vary in density in the same piece.

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