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Re: Early trumpets.

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Subject: Re: Early trumpets.
From: Ian Phillipps <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:48:14 +0000
In-reply-to: <75655197BF9ED311871900508B91A4AC030C2C@usbgrexch17.us.abatos.com>; from "Clark Guy" on 23 Nov 1999 at 13:24:06
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On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 at 13:24:06 -0600, Clark Guy wrote:

> I agree mostly with Rolf's statements, but disagree about the origin of the
> node holes.  There are examples of node holes existing back in the 19th
> century.  Exact placement and full understanding of their operation may have
> waited until the 20th century, however...

I'd agree with most of what's said, but no-one's actually answered
Bill's original question. The answer is, no, it's not the same as
a saxophone or other woodwind - there the (largish) holes effectively shorten the
instrument, and the sound emerges largely from them. (I funk the issue
of the Serpent, whose holes are in the wrong place, and not really big
enough, to act as woodwind-style holes).  This is quite different from
the function of the holes on a trumpet, which Clark explains very
clearly:

> He plays an Egger instrument which I >believe< has three holes.  One takes
> care of the high F/F# intonation problem, and the other two remove the even
> and odd harmonics, respectively.  Handy feature, that!!!

I have had a blow of a baroque horn (i.e. "French" horn) and found that
it didn't blow nearly as easily as my 18th-century Bohemian copy horn.
I did wonder if it was leakage at the holes, but then afterwards thought
it was just the very narrow bore. Rather off brass bands here...

Ian
BBb, City of Cambridge Brass Band (a bit different from a natural horn...)

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