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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