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RE: clarinet mutes

Author: Kontragirl (Contragirl)
Date: 1999-07-19 23:50

paul wrote:
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Okay, I can partially "buy" the premise that all of the sound comes out of the toneholes for a clarinet. But, that doesn't explain why the bell has to be on the bottom as a part of the complete instrument and why its shape is important to the tone and intonation of the overall instrument.

Why, for instance, does the Bb soprano clarinet play at least one full note higher without the bell than with it? Why, for instance, would the deformed shape of the bell on the inside of a less desirable horn make such a difference in the tonal quality of the produced sound if the bell was so insignificant?

Explanations? Answers?

Here's my thought's behind the shape of the bell. The clarinet was originally invented to be a high cornet. Maybe it's just me, but I think it does resemble a trumpet bell to a certain point. Also, the flare of the bell of the clarinet does give it a certain charm, don't you think?

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