Klarinet Archive - Posting 000391.txt from 2006/03

From: "Shaw, Kenneth R." <krshaw@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Does a Wet Bore Sound Better?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:47:41 -0500


On the IDRS board, people have said that you should not swab during a
concert and that a wet bore produces a better sound than a dry one.

John deLancie said that [close your eyes, Dan] a "darker, fuller" sound
was produced by an oboe that had just been swabbed by a feather that had
been dipped in water.

David Weber said that a feather spreads the water around the bore, as
well as removing some, and that a water-coated bore resonates better
than a dry one. He did not like cloth swabs.

Has anyone noticed this=3F Does anyone use a feather=3F For the David
Weber students, what did he say to you about it=3F

Ken Shaw

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