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 Re: Clamp that sucker down!
Author: ClaV 
Date:   2015-03-01 02:38

WhitePlainsDave wrote:

> When you use the term "frequency" above are you referring to the reed's
> degree of vibration affecting pitch, or the loudness of the sound?

>I would think that pitch is controlled by the distance the sound travels
> down the clarinet before exiting most of its pressure at the nearest
> opening in the instrument, not by the degree and speed to which
> the reed vibrates up and down. Rather I would argue that this latter
> vibration of the reed equates more with how loud the pitch
> that we produce is.

> But maybe I have it wrong......or not completely correct.

Frequency (typically measured in Hz) would correspond to the pitch (give or take psychoacoustic effects).
The loudness of sound is correlated to the sound wave amplitude, but less directly so to the amplitude of reed vibration (a mouthpiece chamber construction plays a very important part - there my limited knowledge ends).

Absolutely, the nearest tonehole opening determines the length of the air column which will set the resonant frequency, at which the reed will be forced to vibrate - so the reed vibration should accommodate a wide spectrum of frequencies.

My point relevant to the discussed analogy was that given that the reed is forced to vibrate at different pitches plus employing different harmonics upon overblowing - it is quite different form the springboard.

How reed is attached (contact points, pressure) should matter, especially with respect to dampening of higher frequencies (overtones) that "darken" sound, as it is often the case with leather ligatures. (I apologize for my limited vocabulary of "dark" and "bright").
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