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If my contribution to the field of linguistics is the idea that the vocal tract is a "meat clarinet" I will be very fulfilled.

9/9/26, 3:07 am1 repost25 likes

Patrick C

@patteacakes.bsky.social

9 Sept

This sent me down a mini rabbit hole about woodwind acoustics and apparently the meat clarinet is important in affecting the spectral properties of the less juicy clarinet?

Mike Pope

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9 Sept

Technically, I suppose, it's an upside-down meat clarinet?

Jessi Grieser

@jessgrieser.com

9 Sept

The source and the filter are indeed reversed!

Sam Hellmuth

@samhellmuth.bsky.social

Meat bassoon?

(technically we are meat oboes because there are two vocal folds but I am a single reed player.)

Steven Nelson

@stevenel.bsky.social

9 Sept

Never change Jessi.