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Author: mschmidt
Date: 2012-09-03 15:51
I think you are right, Chris--I have heard that it is the smaller ratio of bore diameter to length that gives the English horn a darker sound than the oboe. If the large end of the bore is the diameter that is smaller relative to the length, then a straight taper would be necessarily more gradual.
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
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Puti |
2012-08-31 10:55 |
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Chris P |
2012-08-31 12:58 |
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Re: English horn geometry |
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mschmidt |
2012-09-03 15:51 |
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