On Sun, 12 Jan 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> When I asked what was the "wind chill factor" for my horn, the correct
> answer is there is no "wind chill factor". Wind chill is a term relating to
> how exposed skin feels to temperature and wind effects. Objects such as
> cars and my horn outdoors are not affected by wind chill.
I'll guess that your horn *is* affected by wind chill because you are part
of the system when you play it. If there is no wind, then heat takes
longer to dissipate. In particular, as you play your horn in freezing
temperature and no wind, it takes longer for the water in the leadpipe to
freeze. As the wind increases, you would have to play faster or louder -
blow more (warm) air into it - to keep the tube from sealing up with
frozen spit. Better you should have the flu if you have to play in a
freezing wind - a high fever - your extra hot spit might get you through
the piece. Or you might prepare by ingesting sufficient alcohol so that
the liquid that enters your leadpipe resembles antifreeze. And playing
low notes will help as the expansion is less than for high notes, so less
heat is lost at the end of the mouthpiece.
{ David Goldberg: [EMAIL PROTECTED] }
{ Math Dept, Washtenaw Community College }
{ Ann Arbor Michigan }
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