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In Reply to: My knuckle test. posted by Al Sekela on July 8, 2005 at 14:10:48:
Top-shelf Herbie's Hal-o and footers are also made out of ebony.All materials resonate...some more than others. but if we have to live with some resonancy, why not use one that at least imparts a natural timbre? Ebony, though, is too expensive for a shelf for most of us.
Here's an interesting post and relevant thread IMO...
- http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=tweaks&n=117093&highlight=clarinetist&r=&session= (Open in New Window)
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Follow Ups
- Clarinetist seems to share Al's experience... - RioTubes 18:38:42 07/08/05 (24)
- … if we have to live with some resonancy, why not use one that at least imparts a natural timbre?… - David Aiken 21:22:15 07/08/05 (23)
- Cut them some slack. - Al Sekela 16:07:41 07/09/05 (8)
- There's slack to cut... - Duster 15:07:35 07/10/05 (4)
- I've found it exceedingly difficult to detect tonal colorations - Al Sekela 13:24:33 07/11/05 (3)
- Detecting colorations - David Aiken 15:31:46 07/11/05 (2)
- Yes, that is one way colorations reveal themselves. - Al Sekela 13:31:11 07/12/05 (0)
- Re: Detecting colorations - Tuckers 23:18:47 07/11/05 (0)
- Where can I find some slack to cut? - David Aiken 23:51:36 07/09/05 (2)
- Interesting... - Al Sekela 15:24:42 07/10/05 (1)
- Re: Interesting... - David Aiken 23:53:40 07/10/05 (0)
- Re: … if we have to live with some resonancy, why not use one that at least imparts a natural timbre?… - Herbie 09:09:39 07/09/05 (8)
- "Sometimes, while listening to music late at night, I imagine this world is already close enough to perfect for me."… - David Aiken 13:59:56 07/09/05 (0)
- Re: … agree to certain extent, also... - geoffkait 11:29:17 07/09/05 (6)
- Can you elaborate? - Tuckers 15:13:52 07/09/05 (5)
- Re: OK - geoffkait 16:01:28 07/09/05 (4)
- Re: OK - Tuckers 17:04:08 07/09/05 (3)
- Mpingo is not ebony - Herbie 17:14:00 07/09/05 (2)
- Re: Mpingo is not ebony - Tuckers 15:58:28 07/10/05 (0)
- Re: Mpingo is not ebony - unclestu52 12:33:29 07/10/05 (0)
- Have you read about the Halcyonics base - Norm 07:05:09 07/09/05 (4)
- Re: I have ... - geoffkait 11:33:57 07/09/05 (3)
- And? nt - Norm 20:36:30 07/09/05 (2)
- Re: My customer's comment on Halcyonics - geoffkait 03:22:17 07/10/05 (1)
- Re: My customer's comment on Halcyonics - slaufer 06:56:28 07/10/05 (1)