Re: Period vs Modern instruments?

Jerry Kohl wrote:
> 
> "Dr.Matt" wrote:
> 
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > Michael Haslam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >What is the difference between the oboe and the horn wrt subtle
> > >adjustment of the tuning of individual notes? The harmonic series is the
> > >same whether played on a bugle, trumpet or alphorn.
> >
> > Alert: not one of these exactly plays an overtone series. They get close,
> > but every one of them functions as a "stopped" pipe, with a series
> > of resonances which is compressed from a basic odds-only series.
> 
> There you go, Matt, having the same confusion as Peter. They all have
> "overtone series", but none of them is precisely a *harmonic* series.

I said nothing about harmonics and or versus overtones.

Only that "Taps" doesn't sound right played on a trumpet instead of a
bugle.
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Peter T. Daniels                       [EMAIL PROTECTED]