At 10:55 AM -0700 4/30/03, Delwin D. Fandrich wrote: >A variable time lag depending on the level of play and on pitch? What causes >the variations? Mainly the volume (cubic space: length and bore of the tube) of the air column being activated. Air is far more compressible than steel, and thus takes longer to give itself to a standing wave. Think high-C on a trumpet vs. the bottom note on a Wagnerian tuba. Bill Ballard RPT NH Chapter, P.T.G. "I'll play it and tell you what it is later...." ...........Miles Davis +++++++++++++++++++++
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