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Re: Baroque Clarinets Chalumeau & Ocarinas

Author: Windy Dreamer
Date: 2018-11-17 20:02

Thanks Simon
I spent a fair bit of time looking at their collection and others.Listening to classic instruments can be a real brain teaser as you try to figure out how they produce the sounds they do. I have heard 8 inch chalemeau with deep broad base tones and horribly shrill 30 inch early soprano clarinets. I think the secret to obtaining my desired sound is to create a spherical section within the barrel. Sort of a cross between an ocarina and conventional clarinet barrel.In studying classic instrument collections there seems to be no standard of length or width within families. It seems that most makers followed their instincts and intuitions rather than learned sciences.A few years ago I made bamboo Qenas ( South American flutes) , Cherokee Courting flutes and Japanese flutes. Using rules of body geometry or folded string it is pretty easy to make a good sounding instrument with balanced tones that play in harmony with each other. For a higher pitched flute you choose narrow and for base you choose wider bamboo. I look forward to proving that quality of tone lays within resonating chamber barrels.
I am going to start by making a few simple chalemeau from scrap lumber . Once the basic science is known and proven I will move onto Rosewood and then maybe classic reproductions.

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