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Author: BassetHorn
Date: 2006-06-15 20:05
Not sure if this has to do with the nature of the wood, but the bore of my rosewood clarinet isn't as smooth as my grenadilla one. In fact, it looks quite rough and "pitty".... Is this sort of normal? Or is there something wrong with my clarinet? Willy
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Author: Merlin
Date: 2006-06-15 20:40
It's fairly normal, from what I've seen.
The first time I saw a rosewood instrument was over at Steve Fox's. He was just finishing it, and I commented that it'd be nice when the bore was polished. Steve politely pointed out that it was indeed completed.
oops.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-06-15 20:49
I'm not a woodworker, but it seems that the softer/less dense the wood, the more difficult (or impossible) it is to get a really smooth, hard finish. Makes sense intuitively, anyway, and I'm pretty sure rosewood is less dense than grenadilla (or African Blackwood or M'Pingo or dalbergia whatever -- don't want to re-open the discussion of its proper name).
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2006-06-15 21:28
Certainly my rosewood recorder is much less smooth inside than my (grenadilla) clarinet, though age and neglect may play a role here!
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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Author: k_leister
Date: 2006-06-15 21:41
I don't have a rosewood clarinet myself but I have a rosewood mouthpiece made by K.F. Todt and its bore is smooth as silk!
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-06-16 02:49
And now that you mention it, Herr Leister, I had forgotten that I have an old Thibouville bell which is rosewood and is also very smooth inside and out. Hmmm.........
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2006-06-16 15:13
My Leblanc Symphonie VIIs both had rough interiors. Well, slightly rough--but not smooth like the Grenadilla wood. I think it's typical.
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2006-06-16 23:21
The section of the tree influences the density of each billet.
How quickly (or slowly) the same tree grows will also have effects on density.
This has great bearing on the choice of lumber for chemical treatments, such as "pressure treated" woods that use Copper Sulfate as a preservative.
http://www.wolmanizedwood.com/hd/wolmanizedwood-3.shtml
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I still think that hard rubber is a great choice for making woodwinds - it polishes beautifully and is very stable.
I wonder if there will come a time when lesser quality wooden clarinets will be ground up to make composite blanks for new instruments?
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