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Rod Gibson wrote: Hi All, =20 =20 =20 A discussion came up at band practice which I=92m sure can be definitiv= ely=20 answered by someone on the list. =20 Is the length of a Bb cornet the same as the length of a Bb bass? Is th= e=20 difference in pitch due to the bore? It's a quarter of the length (see below for why that is). What is the difference between a single Bass and a double bass? A double bass mirrors a cello an octave below. It's double because it's double length (a doubling of length =3D a halving of frequency =3D loweri= ng by one octave). There was an interesting discussion of this on C4's introduction to music= programme by Howard Goodall over the last month (4 episodes). It was comp= ulsive viewing for all bandsman, a splendid programme which for once was neither= patronising nor dumbed down. =20 Grandad -Nigel --=20 Nigel Horne. Arranger, Adjudicator, Band Trainer, Composer, Tutor, Typese= tter. NJH Music, Barnsley, UK. ICQ#20252325 njh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.bandsman.co.uk -- - - NJH Sheet Music, bandsman.co.uk/music.htm, id xpress, www.idxpress.co.uk, brass band insignia and uniform products, Just Brass, the on-line resource for the world of brass music www.justbrass.co.uk, Prima Arts, quality music for quality bands, www.prima-arts.co.uk, wax-recording.com, simply the best, most cost-effective and least stressful route to recording an album and eBay, the world's largest on-line market place, www.ebay.co.uk Free e-mail address with spam and virus removal, bandsman.co.uk/mail.htm
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