Klarinet Archive - Posting 000871.txt from 2004/07

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: RE: [kl] Material influence on sound...one more time
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:45:54 -0400

Christy=A0Erickson wrote:

> Speaking of the influence of materials on sound,
> can anyone explain to me why the sound I can
> produce with the cork pads I have on the upper
> joint of both my R-13 and my eefer are so much
> better than the sound I get with ordinary pads?

I don't know the answer, but I couldn't help noticing somebody's (???)
recent comment that how firmly a person presses hsi/her fingers down on
tone holes affects pitch, at least.

Perhaps different pad materials can sink deeper into tone holes, or
perhaps the feel of a particular material can encourgae you to press
harder on the keys ????

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