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Isn't the main difference due to the component of the sound that is travelling through the material? Just my hypothesis. I have compared flutes for the same ke
by butterNaN 3y ago
Isn't the main difference due to the component of the sound that is travelling through the material?
Just my hypothesis. I have compared flutes for the same key but with different woods (and steel).
- Tor3 3y agoThere's always some discussions about this, but the general consensus is that there's no really audible part travelling through the material. It's a bit cumbersome, but try covering a flute in wool or some other material, and only let the holes (and fipple, for whistles) uncovered. You won't normally hear any difference in sound quality. But extremely small changes to the fipple and edge of a whistle or recorder will change the sound.
- marci 3y agoI think this artist demonstrate your point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R35N43h8M5U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R35N43h8M5U (The acoustic of PVC pipes - Nicolas Bras)
- Tor3 3y agoThat video just got more and more interesting throughout! I own a few PVC whistles and I know how to make them, but this guy showed much more. And yes, demonstrated how the material doesn't matter for the actual sound.