Clarinet toneholes: a study of undercutting and its effects

Clarinets made from the eighteenth century to the present have been examined to determine the degree of undercutting which has been applied to the toneholes. Early clarinets with small toneholes, designed to permit fork fingerings, were routinely undercut to improve the volume and tone quality. How...

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Main Author: Greenham, Adrian Clement
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/7273/1/426598.pdf