| Hi,
Bill, both Dave and you know a lot more about this than me. I read the Derek Watkins article and I'm sure he's talking about the internal resonance of the whole trumpet...reflected back by the bell (please correct me if I'm wrong) and not the bell's ability to vibrate per se. In fact he says that only about 1% of the energy put into playing is amplified by the bell as sound. I'm a banker and not a phycisist..thank goodness!!
Or I have I misunderstood?
What I can say is that both the Taylor and the Kanstul react to the bore of the mouthpiece no matter how I mix and match them. One weighs 2lb and the other nearly 4lb (a lot of it in the bell). I'm also a 230 pound ex Tuba player so I think the physical side is pretty well covered.
Shame you didn't like the Taylor but I guess they're not for everybody. Interesting discussion though.
Have fun.
Trevor
PS Sorry I've just realised it's Richard Smith who wrote the article. |