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ROGERIO · 01-15-2008, 11:34 PM

ED, Old Lou and Robin,

Thanks all but my "capacitor" remains limited... LOL

I know there is a reason for the gap (whatever the heck that reason is)... but are you all saying that because of the conical nature of the cornet and flugel, that gap is no longer needed?

Also, why would a MP with a thick end not affect the quality of sound on a non receiver horn... a literal "step" from the MP to the leadpipe woud seem problematic to me.

Robin, you are a "brainy" kind of guy (and I mean that in the nicest way possible)... see if you can bring it down a few notches for me to understand... this gap thing first... then the conical and no gap theory.

Were you trying to say that there is a direct conenction between a certain gap and the frequencies it affects? Is it a mix as in where a notal point hits coming out of the MP or is it more straight forward like bigger gap=better low, or smaller gap=better higher... guessing....

If this stuff bores you all... or if you feel the need to BS... please feel free to NOT reply.... although I'm somewhat confussed already... I don't want to end up more confussed. Sometimes ignorance is bliss... and my time may be better spend playing with the little monsters...LOL (horns that is...).

Thanks to all and to all a good night. It's 57 here in Phx and I'm cold... guess I've finally worked those upstate NY winters out of my blood.

01-15-2008, 11:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
ROGERIO Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PHOENIX, AZ Posts: 926	Re: Gap, no gap and other mysteries of the pipes ED, Old Lou and Robin, Thanks all but my "capacitor" remains limited... LOL I know there is a reason for the gap (whatever the heck that reason is)... but are you all saying that because of the conical nature of the cornet and flugel, that gap is no longer needed? Also, why would a MP with a thick end not affect the quality of sound on a non receiver horn... a literal "step" from the MP to the leadpipe woud seem problematic to me. Robin, you are a "brainy" kind of guy (and I mean that in the nicest way possible)... see if you can bring it down a few notches for me to understand... this gap thing first... then the conical and no gap theory. Were you trying to say that there is a direct conenction between a certain gap and the frequencies it affects? Is it a mix as in where a notal point hits coming out of the MP or is it more straight forward like bigger gap=better low, or smaller gap=better higher... guessing.... If this stuff bores you all... or if you feel the need to BS... please feel free to NOT reply.... although I'm somewhat confussed already... I don't want to end up more confussed. Sometimes ignorance is bliss... and my time may be better spend playing with the little monsters...LOL (horns that is...). Thanks to all and to all a good night. It's 57 here in Phx and I'm cold... guess I've finally worked those upstate NY winters out of my blood.