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From: Douglas Tate
Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 09:09:37 +0100
Subject: Re: ===Circular Breathing.=== and condensation

At 19:15 30/05/99 EDT, Snaru~ol.com wrote:

>>,,,, blow notes tend to coat the reed with condensation causing the
>> pitch to drop, sometimes quite alarmingly.<
>
>I won't say that this isn't true but I have my doubts by physical reasons.
>
>Basically, the pitch alters if the reed mass is changed either at the tip
>or the root (bending + overblowing isn't the point here).
>
>However, firstly, the condensation at blows is spread all over the
>entire reed length and secondly, the specific weight of water can be
>neglected compared with the 8.9 of brass.

Sorry Siegfried.... both Bobbie and I have noted this phenomenon when
trying to do accurate measurements of note pitch on a reed. It is much
more noticeable on a wooden bodied instrument than a metal for reasons of
heat retension (or at least I believe that is tthe reason) I won't say the
pitch takes a nosedive ... but it definately does seem to go down... and
it doesn't seem to be due to tired lungs at the end of a blow because it
retains it on the next blow if done soon enough.

Douglas t