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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2006-07-31 12:33
To some extent, all of the reed actually vibrates, but at varying speeds. The tip area vibrates the fastest. The extremeties of the tip should be vibrating extremely fast. The back area (after the heart) is usually thought to be a "continuation" of the tip, so it is usually somewhat thicker, and thus more slowly vibrating. The heart in between the tip and back vibrates less again, and should be thicker both to the tip and to the back. The bark along the sides of the reed is still less vibrant, and the bark left at the bottom is the least vibrant of all the cane parts. The thin metal on which the reed is built also vibrates somewhat, and its thickness and shape plays a crucial role in determining the basic vibrational qualities of the reed. The cork also accepts some vibration. In the case of the un-corked chudnow staples, they eliminated the cork, I would imagine, because it enhanced the way the vibrations travel. The thread with which the reed is tied probably vibrates very little, if at all.
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lucyw |
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d-oboe |
2006-07-31 12:33 |
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