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Author: TomS
Date: 2015-07-02 05:31
Visit Tom Ridenour's has video on the subject. He has also made a post on this BB.
Tom
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2015-07-02 05:53
In general, undercutting toneholes tends to reduce resistance and stuffiness somewhat, but if overdone can cause a loss of 'center' to the affected note(s). It's sometimes done to correct minor pitch deviations.
I moderately undercut toneholes as general practice when overhauling clarinets that came with straight-sided toneholes from the factory, such as the Boosey & Hawkes instruments, and almost always end up with a clearer-sounding, more free-blowing clarinet.
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