Acoustics of the clarinet |
Bb clarinet |
F#6 |
Fingering Acoustic schematic Non-specialist introduction
to acoustic impedance Notes are the written pitch. |
This curve is qualitatively similar to that for D4 and A5 in the registers below, although the first two peaks have been weakened and shifted by the speaker key and left index finger hole acting as register holes. See the discussion of the altissimo register on the note C#5.
Sound spectrum
of a Bb clarinet
played using fingering for F#6.
For more explanation, see
Introduction to clarinet acoustics
Contact:
Joe Wolfe
/ J.Wolfe@unsw.edu.au |