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Re: Clear bass clarinet!

Author: Pete
Date: 2005-04-12 20:58

I have used this example before, but the idea is still valid.

Take the finest wood bassoon.

You play into a metal bocal,
Your wing joint is lined with plastic,
Your boot joint is lined with plastic until you get to the metal U tube,
Many boot joints are lined up the back side with plastic,
Most of your tone holes on the way down are lined with metal or plastic,

All the wood is doing is holding on the keys.

So, how is a wood bassoon any better than a plastic bassoon? Well, if it is a good one, it is the workmanship, not the wood.

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