Author: Neal Raskin
Date: 2006-11-23 15:38
Thanks for everyones replies.
I have not played on one of TR's clarinets, so I cannot create a real opinion about how they play.
I am a bit skeptical of the argument that states, "The material doesn't matter, just the bore size and the cut of the tone holes."
Maybe someone could explain a more physical side of this. I am by no means a man of science, but I am pretty confident in saying that wood resonates differently than plastic/ hard rubber, and even those resonate different;y than metal.
I believe that the material does make just the slightest difference.
Has anyone had a teacher/professor that asks you to hold a note, and he stops you, and says something to the effect, "create the tone" or "focus your sound" or "hear the sound and make it beautiful"? Then you play the same note again, and it sounds exactly the same to you, but your professor exclaims "YES! thats it! Did you hear it?" And after you think about it, you notice that there was something there, something indescribable that made your sound better and more beautifyl.
Some people are about hitting notes and having fast even fingers, and good tone, playing dynamics and phrasing. But once you have all of that, isn't there just something that each individual player needs to bring to the music? No matter how perfect a clarinet is designed, the material will always make a difference, always.
I would actually like to see 2 clarinets, one hard rubber, one wood, designed by the same person, cut exactly the same and see which one sounds better.
This would be a stretch because wood is inconsistent, but lets say a few wood clarinets were made with the same design, so at least one of them was perfect. I am sure that hands down, the wood clarinet would sound more natural and create a nice warm sound.
Thanks much,
Neal
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