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 RE: register skip
Author: Dee 
Date:   2001-04-15 12:28

The clarinet jumps a twelfth rather than the octave as acoustically it behaves like a cylindrical pipe closed at one end. To get the mathematical background, look at books on acoustics. Because the clarinet jumps a twelfth, it needed extra keys to fill in the gaps between the registers. This is why we have the Ab and A keys in addition to the register key.

On the other hand, the flute acoustically behaves like a cylindrical pipe open at both ends and so jumps the octave.

The oboe and saxophone both behave acoustically like conical pipes. It doesn't matter if they are open on both ends or closed on one end. In either case, conical pipes jump an octave.
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Mark Charette 2001-04-15 06:05 
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Dee 2001-04-15 12:28 
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jbutler 2001-04-15 12:59 
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Fred 2001-04-16 00:06 


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