Re: [Phys-l] musical instruments

["John Clement" <clement@hal-pc.org>]

The episode I am thinking of is the First Hoffnung Festival which was
recorded in mono and released on LP, but no video.  There are probably some
stills of the concert.  And yes the YouTube video certainly gives some
insight as it shows funnels, and presumably the hoses had been cut to
correct lengths as they seem a bit short.

John M. Clement
Houston, TX

> Perhaps not what John was talking about, but entertaining nonetheless:
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>    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdEeGX2sqQ
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> From: John Clement <clement@hal-pc.org>
> To: Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
> Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 1:21:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] musical instruments
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> But of course superb players can play on anything.  Dennis Brain played a
> Mozart concerto on a green garden hose.  He used a mouthpiece, but I don't
> recall whether he had an improvised bell.  There may be a picture of him
> doing it!  He even trilled at the end.
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> John M. Clement
> Houston, TX
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> > Many a-time have I used a 10 ft length of electrical conduit to show
> > how bugle calls can be massacred.
> > Never tried a mouthpiece, never tried a flared bell.
> > Either of these additions might make it a way more pleasant listening
> > experience.
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> > So many new things to try.
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> > Hard-drawn 3/4 " copper water line works too.
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> > At 12:39 PM -0500 4/7/10, Bill Nettles wrote:
> > > A fun exercise is to get a brass mouthpiece and some straight tubing
> > > on the order of a meter and try to play it. Then fashion a bell (or
> > > use a medium sized funnel) on the end and play again. Check the ease
> > > of playing and the overtone structure of each setup and compare.
> > > It's amazing what the flared bell does.
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