Author: Shostakovich
Date: 2016-09-25 13:44
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I've been experimenting lately with woodworking, trying to make clarinet barrels and bells (and I've had some success - see the attached image).
The barrel pictured is kind of a prototype, as I wanted to practice before investing in expensive, hard wood.
Anyway, one thing I experimented with here was "thermally modifying" the wood (essentially, I boiled it in paraffin wax).
This process had several interesting effects: firstly, it has darkened the color of the wood significantly (this barrel is made of kanuka, normally a pinkish-white wood).
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, the barrel should theoretically now be impervious to changes in humidity and temperature (i.e. I expect tuning to be more stable, and doubt that it will crack or warp).
It's a simple technique, and seems to have a couple of benefits - anyone heard of barrels or instruments being made like this?
Cheers
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The Clarinet BBoard
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