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Author: Dileep Gangolli
Date: 2008-06-15 01:34
You have made a nice link to Mr. Benade's short abstract, however, most clarinet players (including myself) find this type of academic gobblygook of little value.
No question that Mr. Benade was a leading acoustician, but he has had little influence on modern clarinet design due to this type of academic approach that does not translate well to the real world.
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Author: Old Geezer
Date: 2008-06-15 16:52
When you test played it; how did the tone sound to you. Did you ike the clarinet in general.
I've read a lot of stuff like this article...the scientific specialists get bogged down in pedantry and arcane irrelevance so nothing useful for musicans comes out.
Although their efforts themselves are sometimes interesting...or not.
A prime example is the tiresome "The Art of Clarinetistry."
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Author: William
Date: 2008-06-16 14:56
I remember that the NX which I played had an even scale with good response, but the tone quality did not have the ring of my Buffett and I did not like it. For the record, this was only one of Art Benades prototype NX clarinets (his wife still has all of the original models) and one that George Jameson was experimenting on with additional rods and keys so it was rather "heavy" in my hands as well. And the accoustics of George's living room may have deadened the sound, but my first reaction was of the subdued tone--just didn't seem to project. But, in all other respects, it played very well for the brief time I had with it. The main reason that George brought out the NX was to prove to me that a well designed (accoustical) clarinet did not need to seal perfectly in order to play well and we spent much more time examining my R13 A.
BTW, for anyone that wants to try an NX clarinet, Stephen Fox has made a study of Benades clarinets and makes his own improved version of them for sale. His email: <steve@sfoxclarinets.com>
Post Edited (2008-06-16 15:20)
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