Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2010/08

From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fundamental error on
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:21:09 -0400

On 12 Aug 2010, at 16:55, dickwilliams wrote:

> Octave???
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Keith Bowen <keith.bowen@-----.com>
> To: The Klarinet Mailing List <klarinet@-----.com>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Fundamental error on
> http://www.woodwindcourse.co.uk/user/image/clarinet_bore_design.doc
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:44:00 +0100
>
>> The difference between you is that Tony is right and you
>> are "not"!
>>
>> Do read the references he suggests.
>> It isn't very intuitive, but it is why a clarinet behaves
>> differently from an oboe or flute(hence is an octave lower
>> for the same tube length).

Yes, octave; the fundamental on a clarinet has a wavelength of twice its length, the flute and oboe a wavelength equal to their lengths. Hence the frequencies are in the ratio of 1:2, ie an octave.

Tony
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