The clarinet: Past, present, and future
Whitney L. Coyle · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2015
The modern clarinet is the result of several hundreds of years of research and craftsmanship. This paper will discuss where the clarinet has been acoustically by studying some input impedance spectrum characteristics of historical instruments (the Baroque Chalumeau, 13-key, etc.). The paper will then present where we are at present—focusing on the same measurement information for a full Boehm system (multiple models of Bb clarinets) and a comparison of the modern French vs. German system clarinet. Finally, a few words will be given on the possible future of the instrument—where we are going, what are we doing to continue improving the instrument's quality and playability.