It's been shown in several experiments that people will tend to project their expectations on perceived events. I believe the most recent involved brain scans on people tasting wine. Those who were told they were drinking the an expensive wine had brain scans that indicated the matched results of those who drank the higher quality wine without being told its quality or value. Even when the wine they were drinking was run of the mill table wine. (Any way that's how I remember it.)
I suspect that to really tell the impact of the metal on a horn you'd have to arrange an experiment involving a panel of experienced musicians and a good horn player neither of who knew what kind of horn was being played. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
