Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-05-18 12:03
Claribass, you wrote earlier, "...Volta said they did a lot of experiments in Buffet and the neck angle makes a big difference in the sound in general...."
Do you know... Was this because of something inherent in the reshaped air column, or because of an altered angle between the mouthpiece and the player's head?
If it was claimed to be the former, then I would be interested in what steps were taken to totally eliminate the possibility of the latter.
After all, is it not right that the different angles are provided purely to enable a comfortable head position for the player when playing with the clarinet in front, or to the side, or sitting or standing?
I'm not criticising here; just asking from a position of relative ignorance of the acoustic effects of bends in the upper body, and thinking of sop saxes, baritone saxes, bent flutes alto flutes, and even tenor saxes.
Any acousticians present?
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