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Re: Tuning Rings

Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2015-04-17 23:13

Karl wrote:

"In theory, the gap that opens between the barrel and tenon of the upper section can cause turbulence in the airstream, resulting in unwanted resistance."

Karl...this is what I think you are saying.....whether either of us buys into its validity being a seperate question....

I think you are saying that by creating such a distance, say between the lower part of a barrel and the upper joint,

* a space opens open where air can escape, say
* because the cork on the top of the upper (left) joint isn't as pristine as it could be, and
* this air has an easier exit route out of the clarinet because the bottom of the barrel isn't smooshed up against the base of the upper joints top tenon's base, which might make a superior seal than in situations where such a gap exists.

I think you are saying that a new properly installed cork on the upper joint's top tenon might make such tuning rings less necessary.(??)

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Did I get what you said? I admit confusion.

Thanks.

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