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Author: george99
Date: 2007-07-08 18:56
With age, does the bore of wood clarinets warp or change in any way? If so how can this be detected? George
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-07-08 19:22
The bore becomes oval as the wood shrinks.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-07-08 19:30
> The bore becomes oval as the wood shrinks.
Yes.
(After enough time, they transform into ocarinas. ![[tongue]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie6.gif) )
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Ben
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Author: marcia
Date: 2007-07-08 19:42
> The bore becomes oval as the wood shrinks.
You're not supposed to put them in a "hot" wash, use lukewarm instead!
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Author: LonDear
Date: 2007-07-08 22:05
I forget who it was, but there is someone on this board that "recycles" "blown-out" clarinets.
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Author: FDF
Date: 2007-07-08 23:55
"With age, does the bore of wood clarinets warp or change in any way? If so how can this be detected? George"
George,
I suspect there is another more meaningful question that you have. However, my response is conjecture.
Yours is a rhetorical question. Would playing an instrument for fifty years change the instrument, or, more specifically, the bore? Well, yes.
Does the player change during the same time period? Yes.
Does it matter? If the player has consistently been able to control the instrument. Then no, it doesn’t matter.
All wood, even hard wood, is not equal. Ageing, processing, care, etc. all have their effect. Thus, some wood will warp or change more drastically than other wood.
“If so how can this be detected?” As far as I know, there is no scientific study on this subject, if so, the answer is: an artist detects inconsistencies in tools because of their sound and playability.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2007-07-09 02:08
Jeez, my best-playing clarinets range from 55 to 70 years old. I sure hope they won't go oval on me and start sounding like ocarinas.........
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