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Undercut Tone Holes

Author: Ken
Date: 2003-01-06 00:55

A number of clarinets I have looked at state that they have "undercut tone holes". Just out of curiosity, what does this mean, and how does it improve the clarinet, if it does?

Thanks,

Ken

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RE: Undercut Tone Holes

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-01-06 01:24

A quick visit to the BBoard Search facility and using the one word "undercutting" as a search term brings back a plethora of information, including the very fine posting:
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=40375&t=40375

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RE: Undercut Tone Holes

Author: Vytas
Date: 2003-01-06 03:17

Mark Charette,
I agree posting is excellent, but it does have some incorrect information.

Ken Shaw wrote:
>>>>Until the early 1950s, French clarinets had a relatively large, cylindrical bore and cylindrical tone holes.<<<<

Yes. MOST of French clarinets had a relatively large, cylindrical bore and cylindrical tone holes, but NOT all of them.

During the years I used to own more than a dozen Buffet clarinets that dated between 1900 and 1950. All of them had relatively small bore and UNDERCUT tone holes. Even Evette & Schaeffer from 1930's were no deferent than Pro Buffets.
Also I still own LP Auguste Buffet and Couesnon LP from 1900 and these clarinets do have small bore and undercut tone holes.

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RE: Undercut Tone Holes

Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-01-06 21:18

Very true, Vytas, most but not all of my oldies are "big-bores" also. I'm reminded of a favorite saying, "all generalizations are [partly?] false, including this one I'm now making" ! Don

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