---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 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. As a former back-row player (bass trombone), might I suggest that players are also conditioned to anticipate justsoslightly because of the difference in distance between the trombone section and, say, the concertmaster, principal cello, flute and oboe--from the perspective of the conductor. We got tired of always "playing behind the beat," and instead played just slightly ahead.......problem solved. Stan Ryberg Barrington IL Associate Member mailto:jstan40@aol.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/3e/15/32/1f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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