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Author: Nessie1
Date: 2009-10-30 16:55
Kind of fun but a bit of a shame that they couldn't have added just few more shots to make the video last to the end of the movement of the Mozart.
Vanessa.
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Author: knotty
Date: 2009-10-31 02:41
I wonder how many turnings with internal defects in the wood they come across? Wonder what they do with those clarinets with defects?
~ Musical Progress: None ~
Post Edited (2009-10-31 02:42)
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Author: DixieSax
Date: 2009-10-31 03:33
Stamp 'em "Yamaha" and sell them cheap on e-bay?
(I kid, I kid)
Isn't the greenline material supposed to be largely formulated from grenadilla dust? They probably just grind down the defective ones and turn them into base for the alternative product.
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Author: maxnorman
Date: 2009-10-31 06:34
I visited the Buffet factory this summer, and was included in a small group tour of the place. It was a wonderful experience as a clarinetist, to learn of the origins of my instrument, and to ground myself its technical aspects, for it really is an industrial product, crafted with the latest technology.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-10-31 13:11
Very interesting. I wonder if that piece being played in the back round will ever become popular, it's kind of nice, has a catchy tune don't you think? ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-10-31 13:26
I don't think so - he's just a one-hit wonder muzak composer who'll be forgotten by next year.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2009-10-31 17:37
Cool video. I downloaded it and am keeping it in my "clarinet" folder.
Alexi
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2009-11-01 00:19
I was uncertain about the advisability of hacking off huge amounts of wood in a single pass, it must set up significant stresses in the process.
The old crafstmen, and fortunately a few modern ones take things very gently, only removing about one hundreth of an inch in one pass and leaving weeks/months even years between stages to let the wood rest and stabilise between processes. At least that's how I was trained to make clarinets, so time is money but good clarinets deserve good treatment regardless of time/cost.
I wonder if this haste is part of what contributes to increased distortion and even cracking in new instruments?
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Author: knotty
Date: 2009-11-01 00:50
I'm very curious to see how they select and season the wood, where they harvest it etc. I worked for many years with a old world cabinetmaker who learned the trade in old Italy where they cut and stacked the wood to dry for the next generation.
~ Musical Progress: None ~
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-11-01 19:07
There are a few companies that supply grenadilla (and other exotic hardwoods) to the various woodwind manufacturers.
Defects that show up during turning are dealt with in a number of ways - serious cracks or flaws on the surface or internally will mean the joint either gets scrapped and any section that can be salvaged can be turned into barrels, tenon covers, grease pots or keyrings (or ground up and turned into Greenline).
Any small surface flaws like worm holes can be filled and the joint can still be used provided they don't go through to the bore, though toneholes can always be drilled through to remove them if they line up well enough.
Any joints with surface flaws can also end up being used on lower level instruments, though that's not to say the top line of instruments won't have any surface flaws in them - I've seen Prestige, Greenline and Tosca clarinets which have had surface imperfections filled in.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2009-11-03 21:26
Really liked the razor blades on the work benches...
Bob Draznik
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