| An interesting topic. Top violinists say that if they do not play their violins for awhile that the violins tone is not as good as the molecules etc that make up the wood are in conflict as opposed to working together in sympathy. They say this especially for the older high quality expensive violins - they need to be played to sound of their best for this reason apparantly. Some high end loudspeaker manufacturers that have wood finishes believe this as well...if you have not used your violin/wood finished loudspeaker for a while the wood will take time to get back together working in sympathy.
I don't have any evidence of whether the above is true - only what I have been told/heard (I think I saw a documentary on Discovery, or a similar channel, about the science behind this a long time ago), but if it is true then I suppose a pro that plays in the centre of the tone getting a beautiful resonance could make the brass (molecules or whatever it is!) work in sympathy together giving the horn a better sound so I suppose that a horn that a pro played could sound better than one played less by an amateur that doesn't hit the sweet spot and make the trumpet resonate as much.
Overall though, I think there are other parameters that are probably far more important in a trumpet design, and have a large effect on how a horn plays, rather than whether a pro has played it, and if that does actually have an affect.
Graham. |