Published 2000
“…Baffle angle and shape, together with the slipway under the reed, were shown to play an important role in balancing brightness in a way hitherto not clearly understood, whilst the lay profile, arguably influencing the tone and response more than any other parameter, was found to have a direct relationship with the reed's natural
curvature during vibration. A large bore mouthpiece in conjunction with a small bore, French style instrument equipped with a shorter (and sometimes smaller bore) barrel, was found to increase vibrancy in many set-ups and to shift the spectrum of sound closer to Germanic tone. …”
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