Klarinet Archive - Posting 000228.txt from 1994/05

From: Jordan Selburn <jselburn@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Pitch and gases
Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 10:36:27 -0400

Clark Fobes wrote about pitch changes with breath composition.

I started reading this posting, and thought about a Doctor that I played
with a couple of years ago. He told me about an anesthesiologist
collegue who maintained .... It must be the same guy.

Anyway, the velocity of propogation of sound (or light, for that matter)
does in fact change in different mediums. With a constant wavelength, an
increase in the velocity of propogation would give a proportional increase
in the frequency. But I don't know if the velocity is greater in carbon
dioxide (with or without Coke) than in oxygen. What about garlic pizza?

Regards,
Jordan