Author: Burt
Date: 2020-10-02 17:51
I believe that the body of a clarinet is not supposed to vibrate, and the little vibration which occurs is wasted energy. It's the air column which maintains the useful vibration. Metals have much different acoustic properties than wood or hard rubber, but the dimensions of a metal clarinet are nearly the same.
If a two-piece chime were built, the material connecting the sections would be vitally important, because it is the metal, not the air inside, which produces the vibration (tone).
Once I broke off the cork between the long joints assembling the clarinet for a rehearsal. I used paper to replace it, and it worked. Of course, that's not a practical long-term solution, but it demonstrates how unimportant the choice of tenon cork material is. Any material which prevents leakage and holds the connection stable is playable.
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