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Re: How a barrel's shape effects it's sound?

Author: Burt
Date: 2021-03-15 07:14

My understanding is that, since it's the air column which vibrates, not the wood (or ebonite, etc.), the body of the clarinet can only detract from the vibration. A rough or discontinuous bore creates turbulence, a thin or lightweight body extracts some of the energy from the air column, and a non-constant wall thickness absorbs a different amount of energy at different places, but these effects are very small.

I don't believe that a tapered or stepped bore can help the tone quality, although it can help the intonation.

Burt

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