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rowuk · 01-15-2008, 08:07 PM

If we compare the trumpet to a complex electrical circuit, the gap is an added capacitance. That means it affects only certain frequencies- More gap=lower frequency.

The trumpet is a horn based amplifier and due to its construction, the uneven blow and intonation need to be compensated for. The gap is one way to partly accomplish this.

It NEVER is the difference between good and bad, rather good and better.
The more conical bore of a cornet or flugelhorn give us more leeway in design, and more forgiveness for minor discrepancies,

01-15-2008, 08:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,374	Re: Gap, no gap and other mysteries of the pipes If we compare the trumpet to a complex electrical circuit, the gap is an added capacitance. That means it affects only certain frequencies- More gap=lower frequency. The trumpet is a horn based amplifier and due to its construction, the uneven blow and intonation need to be compensated for. The gap is one way to partly accomplish this. It NEVER is the difference between good and bad, rather good and better. The more conical bore of a cornet or flugelhorn give us more leeway in design, and more forgiveness for minor discrepancies, __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.