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Re: Rosewood vs grenadilla

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-08-06 19:18

WhitePlainsDave wrote:

> What I do know, as most of us do, if not completely grasp, is
> that sound's a form of energy capably of affecting the things
> around it, like--the clarinet itself. And that the more the
> clarinet vibrates by absorbing this energy, the less that is
> left for tone production.
>
That would be my intuitive guess, too, although I'm not certain the acoustic physicists confirm that this affects the acoustic result. It could explain why the more vibrant material might muffle or damp the volume of the sound. It would need to do this in a non-linear way over the range of harmonics in the sound to affect the tone's "brightness" or "darkness."

That's my question - is this what's happening and does the wood's increased vibration (if it really happens) absorb less of the higher partials than the lower ones? Or is the difference Johan hears in tone quality between a rosewood Symphonie VII and a grenadilla Opus caused by something else in the instruments' design?

Karl

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