Klarinet Archive - Posting 000399.txt from 2006/03

From: "Keith" <bowenk@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Does a Wet Bore Sound Better?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:44:13 -0500

There's plenty of evidence that surface condition affects tone (see benade).
I don't see why moisture should not change the skin friction of air on the
bore and thus affect it.

But it is not a given that it will improve the tone. I am not disputing the
example given, but I know of at least one case to the contrary, a clarinet
that played well when dry but not when wet. One should definitely not judge
a clarinet till it has been played enough to warm up and wet up!

Keith Bowen

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Subject: Re: [kl] Does a Wet Bore Sound Better?

But seriously, is the claim that the 'perturbed geometry' of water
droplets in the bore produces 'better' tone, or would applying a
surfactant smooth out the accumulated layer of moisture (and thereby
eliminate perturbances) while simultaneously improving resonance....?

[ Food industries can flash freeze their products... perhaps a small
'flash chiller' built into the mouthpiece can bring breath temperature
down after it leaves the performer's mouth? ]

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