Sing Sing Sing & The Clarinet/Sonic Horn Analogy
The one or two of you who regularly read my sonic horns blog who will know that I am a Big Band (swing and jazz) fan. I have just recently been to see the UK top big band, Chris Dean’s Sid Lawrence Orchestra at a lovely theatre set in the middle of the English Lake District – The Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria.
The band played one of my favourite numbers "Sing Sing Sing", first made famous by the ‘King of Swing’ Benny Goodman. This number has a strong drum beat in it and Benny’s drummer was the fantastic Gene Krupa. You can watch a video of his band playing this great jazz swing number.
Benny Goodman’s trade mark was his clarinet which is an instrument made up from an end bell section, a main stem section and a top mouthpiece which contains the reed.
Most clarinets are either Bъ or A. The base note is produced by blowing air through the reed which is then amplified to a particular high or low note by a combination of the stem and the position of the open holes on the stem. If the base note produced by the reed can ‘escape’ out of the first hole, then a high note (high frequency – short wavelength) is produced. If the lowest positioned note on the stem is open then the base sound wave has to resonate up and down the stem causing it to form a longer wavelength and therefore a low note is produced.
This is exactly the same principle used by us in the design and construction of our range of sonic horns. The ‘reed’ is a titanium disc housed within the Wave Generator and when compressed air is introduced it vibrates rapidly causing a base note. Then by altering the size of the bell section we can produce a number of fixed key frequencies ranging from 420 Hz (high frequency) to 60 Hz (low frequency). Take a look at our sonic horn website if you would like a more detailed explanation. I have written a section dedicated to understanding sonic horns.
Our acoustic cleaners cannot play "Sing Sing Sing", but they are extremely effective at preventing particulate build up and providing material flow solutions in a wide range of both plant and industry applications.
The band played one of my favourite numbers "Sing Sing Sing", first made famous by the ‘King of Swing’ Benny Goodman. This number has a strong drum beat in it and Benny’s drummer was the fantastic Gene Krupa. You can watch a video of his band playing this great jazz swing number.
Benny Goodman’s trade mark was his clarinet which is an instrument made up from an end bell section, a main stem section and a top mouthpiece which contains the reed.Most clarinets are either Bъ or A. The base note is produced by blowing air through the reed which is then amplified to a particular high or low note by a combination of the stem and the position of the open holes on the stem. If the base note produced by the reed can ‘escape’ out of the first hole, then a high note (high frequency – short wavelength) is produced. If the lowest positioned note on the stem is open then the base sound wave has to resonate up and down the stem causing it to form a longer wavelength and therefore a low note is produced.
This is exactly the same principle used by us in the design and construction of our range of sonic horns. The ‘reed’ is a titanium disc housed within the Wave Generator and when compressed air is introduced it vibrates rapidly causing a base note. Then by altering the size of the bell section we can produce a number of fixed key frequencies ranging from 420 Hz (high frequency) to 60 Hz (low frequency). Take a look at our sonic horn website if you would like a more detailed explanation. I have written a section dedicated to understanding sonic horns.
Our acoustic cleaners cannot play "Sing Sing Sing", but they are extremely effective at preventing particulate build up and providing material flow solutions in a wide range of both plant and industry applications.
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