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Re: mouthpiece tip rail

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2019-12-21 05:37

"So we’re not counting the bow that is pulling across the string or the finger that plucks it?"

Hmm. I don't have a good understanding. Plucking puts energy into a string, but its vibration after plucking makes a continuing sound. That seems different from what happens during a sustained clarinet tone.

What about a flute? Or, say, a blowing on a blade of grass stretched between the hands?

What about double reed instruments - do the blades of the reeds touch one another when they vibrate and temporarily block passage of air? I don't know.

I continue to question whether a clarinet reed seals repeatedly around the mouthpiece rail when playing. I doubt that it does because a) I can't see why it should, and b) it doesn't feel like it's doing that (though it's hard to really tell.)

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