Hey Carl, I suppose there might be a correlation between this and perfect pitch. So far, we have only been able to test, as I mentioned with the sound color at the hand in the bell, imperfect pitch. As to natural horns, I have run some tests late last night on a conch shell, English coach horn, Shofar, Zimbabwean KuDu horn, Digeredoo, rams horn, cow horn, car horn and SA Kelp horn with interesting results. The colors are fascinating on all of these but beyond the embouchure, always blood red, I can find no real correlation yet. As the sampling went on, I did notice a change in speech pattern, though, so you may be on to something there! Today, I'll compare Italian and American Makes. The Prof. loaned me his Anborg and his Sansone. This will be interesting, especially if the colors match between the front bell and the rear bell on the Sansone with the F extension exactly with those of the open F side of the Anborg. I'll keep you posted and may have to tap your expertise again about the LIPUX software. KB In a message dated 4/3/2009 1:00:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
message: 9 date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:27:05 -0700 from: "Carl Ek" <[email protected]> subject: [Hornlist] Re: New Acoustical Testing of the Horn Bruce, Kendall, This is extremely interesting. The algorithm you have = developed to display the=20 tonal spectrum could directly relate to a currently unsolved human = mystery: perfect pitch It is well known that people with perfect pitch tend to describe their = skill in terms of "seeing" the pitch as a colour. Here is an article explaining some other issues, take note that pitch = perceptions have been found to vary based on cultural background, the theory proposed that it directly relates to = native language and speech patterns: http://discovermagazine.com/2001/dec/featbiology Okay, now, to keep this discussion Horn related, I am curious if the = colours are different based on different=20 cultural Horn makers, for example, German vs. American .....=20 and if you have done research on say, French Natural horns vs. South = Asian variants. Regards, Carl Ek Mooselip Canada **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
